Economic development and regeneration
Worcester Street Redevelopment
Connectivity Project
The transformation of Worcester Street will see the replacement of the step entry with a new green community space with winding graduated steps which connect to Bromsgrove Street car park. This work follows the demolition of the step entry and former Woolworths, Megavalue, Poundland and Sigma Aquatics buildings in 2023/2024.
The regeneration of this space is being achieved by the creation of an accessible high-quality tiered public space which will improve the experience for residents, businesses and visitors and attract further inward investment, which is a key part of the Council’s adopted vision for the town: ‘Kidderminster 2040’.
The regeneration of this area of town is being made possible through the government’s Future High Streets Fund (FHSF).
The Future High Streets Fund (FHSF) is a government funding initiative to transform struggling high streets into places that people want to work, visit and interact with each other.
Kidderminster has been awarded £20.5 million from this fund.
Artists impressions
Progress update: Friday 23 August 2024
The video shows Councillor Marcus Hart (Leader of Wyre Forest District Council), Councillor Dan Morehead (Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and the Green Agenda) and Stuart MacKenzie (Contract Director McPhillips (Wellington) Limited) talking about the transformation of Worcester Street now underway in Kidderminster Town Centre.
Commentary by Councillor Marcus Hart, Leader of Wyre Forest District Council:
It's great to be here in Bromsgrove Street at the back of where the old Woolworths and Littlewoods were. It’s an exciting day, because the next phase of the Connectivity Project to open up this area of Kidderminster is commencing today.
Behind me will be the urban park and it will link up to Bromsgrove Street, because we've got a fantastic plan to regenerate this area of Kidderminster.
The plan is for the work to be completed and the park to open in spring 2025.
Commentary by Councillor Dan Morehead, Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration:
It's really encouraging that we're here today, seeing the start of the development of the green space in the Town Centre. Critically, the main element of this project is to connect the Town Centre to the former Glades site, which is directly behind me. There's a live feasibility study for this site going on at the moment, and that will be the next phase of the regeneration of Kidderminster Town Centre.
Commentary by Stuart Mackenzie, Contracts Director at McPhillips (Wellington Ltd):
McPhillips are very proud to be part of this new scheme in Kidderminster, which will be offering design and build opportunities to improve the local area and its connectivity.
The overall scheme will be bringing a much needed open space and link to the main Town Centre.
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