Next Step for Kidderminster’s Lion Fields Housing Development
News release issued:
The next stage in delivering a housing scheme in Kidderminster town centre is being discussed by Wyre Forest District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny committee next week.
At its meeting on Thursday 4 September the committee will consider the plan for securing a Joint Venture partner to help deliver almost 150 new homes. This is on the Lion Fields site and includes townhouses and apartments, across the former Glades Leisure Centre, Bromsgrove Street car park and Worcester Street sites.
Any recommendations will then be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday 16 September.
Councillor Dan Morehead, Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and the Green Agenda, said:
"The Lion Fields development will breathe new life into underused land and create a vibrant, high-quality urban neighbourhood. We’re committed to working with a developer who shares our vision for placemaking and sustainable growth.
We commissioned a feasibility study and now have a masterplan. We need a partner to work with us to deliver the scheme. This stage of the process is to agree the procurement procedure. We want to be inviting companies to participate later in the Autumn. “
The Council aims to appoint a development partner by mid-2026. When they are in place, a planning application can be worked up and submitted. Works will commence after planning permission has been secured. That process is expected to take several months after the appointment of the Joint Venture partner.
Both the Overview and Scrutiny and the Cabinet meeting will be available to watch online on the council’s website. Meetings start at 6pm and recordings will be available.