Social impact developer Capital&Centric is urging Wolverhampton residents to help shape the future of the long-empty St George’s site by attending a drop‑in event on Thursday 16 July 2026. The session runs from 3pm to 7pm at Lupo Lounge on Dudley Street, giving people a chance to view emerging plans for around 370 homes, a food hall, new public squares and greener walking and cycling routes.
Feedback gathered at the event and through an online consultation open until 3 August will directly influence the final design before submission to the City of Wolverhampton Council later in the year. The five‑acre site off Bilston Road is the former home of a Sainsbury’s supermarket that closed in 2014, with the council buying the freehold in May 2016 and regaining full possession after the lease expired on 24 March 2025.
The Grade II listed St George’s Church, built between 1828 and 1830, would sit at the heart of the new neighbourhood, wrapped by courtyards and public space. Capital&Centric says it is exploring ways the 19th‑century building could host community activities, events and leisure uses. The masterplan by award‑winning architects Mikhail Riches and Periscope — chosen through an RIBA‑run international competition — also retains parts of the old supermarket structure to save embodied carbon.
Earlier this year, students, older residents, community groups and the University of Wolverhampton fed into the designs at a round‑table meeting. The current schedule targets planning approval by September 2026, with work starting on site in November 2026 and the first residents moving in by spring 2029.
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