Cannock scheme to plug outlet gap in the Midlands
McArthurGlen Group, Europe’s leading owner, developer and manager of designer outlets, has concludeded a joint venture with U+I, Rioja Developments, Aviva Investors and the Richardson family to develop a new designer outlet in Cannock, 30 minutes from Birmingham. The project will be developed and built by McArthurGlen, U+I and Rioja Developments, and once it is completed, McArthurGlen will manage the centre.
Planning approval was granted in September 2016 for the £160m Cannock Designer Outlet which will provide 285,000 sq ft of GLA across two phases. Construction of Phase I, which will feature over 80 stores plus restaurants and cafes, a children’s play area and 1,400 parking spaces, will begin in the early part of 2018 and the opening is planned for spring 2020.
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cannock will have over 11 million consumers within a 90-minute catchment and it will be located close to many of central England’s most popular attractions, including the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Alton Towers; Stratford-upon-Avon and Cadbury World.