The i54 South Staffordshire business park on the boundary of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire in the West Midlands is now ready for new factories after groundworks and a new access road were completed. This 25‑acre extension is expected to create up to 1,000 additional high‑skilled jobs, primarily for people living within a 10‑mile radius of the business park.
The development is a joint project between the City of Wolverhampton Council, Staffordshire County Council and South Staffordshire Council. By finishing this final part of the western extension in February 2026, the councils have made the land ‘build‑ready’ so private companies can begin construction of manufacturing facilities immediately.
The site now includes a new 1km access road, platform preparation and all necessary services and infrastructure to support large industrial buildings. The infrastructure package cost more than £38 million and forms part of a wider scheme that has already attracted more than £1 billion in private investment to the local area.
According to the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Investment Prospectus 2023, the development helps position the region as a leading location for advanced manufacturing. Local leaders expect the new factories to provide high‑skilled employment mainly for people living within the local catchment area (around a 10‑mile radius).
The land was reclaimed from the former Pendeford airfield and the wider i54 site already hosts major employers including Jaguar Land Rover. To help mitigate environmental impacts, around 10,000 trees were planted as part of the landscaping and mitigation works during construction of the extension.
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