Land at Gungate, Spinning School Lane, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7BB

Development Opportunity

Town centre redevelopment opportunity (subject to planning) extending to approximately 6.82 acres (2.76 hectares) gross, located around 0.3 miles from Tamworth Railway Station and identified as a key opportunity site within the Tamworth Town Centre Masterplan 2025.

Key Highlights

• Town centre redevelopment opportunity (subject to planning)
• Site extends to circa 6.82 acres (2.76 hectares) gross
• Circa 0.3 miles from Tamworth Railway Station
• Identified as a key opportunity within Tamworth Town Centre Masterplan 2025

Location

Land at Gungate is located within Tamworth town centre, a town rich with heritage and steeped in history. This well-established market town on the border of Warwickshire and Staffordshire benefits from a varied retail provision, established residential areas, a recognised leisure offering and excellent transport links across the Midlands and beyond.

Tamworth is undergoing significant transformation with multi-million-pound projects bringing improvements and changes to the town, following the successful award of £21.65m from the Future High Streets Fund in 2022.

The opportunity is situated to the east of the main retail area and is bound by Marmion Street to the east, Albert Road to the north, Lower Gungate and Thomas Guys Almshouses to the west and retail development situated along Victoria Road to the south. The redevelopment opportunity is intersected by Spinning School Lane.

Local amenities include Tamworth Library, South Staffordshire College and St Editha’s Parish Church and Square along with a variety of town centre retail facilities offering local and national retail and good and beverage offerings including the Tamworth Tap which has won CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year for 2022, 2023 and 2025.

The Opportunity

The opportunity extends to circa 6.82 acres (2.76 hectares) gross and is situated within the Gungate Regeneration Quarter.

The majority of the land falls within the freehold ownership of Tamworth Borough Council whilst Staffordshire County Council own an area of land to the north of the site.

Due to its size, location, and strategic connectivity, Gungate is a regionally significant regeneration opportunity which has the potential to underpin the long-term vitality and growth of the town centre and identify Tamworth as a place to both live and work.

Soft Market Testing

Aspinall Verdi have been commissioned by Tamworth Borough Council to undertake Soft Market Testing. The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to establish interest in the opportunity and gain developer feedback.

The responses received will be used to inform the requirements in respect of the selection of a development partner / disposal of the opportunity, help shape procurement strategy and identify potential interested developers.

We are inviting interested organisations to complete our short Soft Market Testing Questionnaire which can be accessed here: Soft Market Testing Questionnaire

Responses to the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire are requested by 1pm on Friday 27th March 2026.

Any plans included within this document are for illustrative purposes only and are indicative and as such are not to be relied upon. Indicative boundaries for identification purposes only.