Smethwick industrial estate demolition will cost £1.3m - everything we know

The land is expected to be used for around 115 new homes17:43, 04 Sep 2026The former Smethwick Enterprise Centre in Rolfe Street, Smethwick(Image: Sandwell Council)The demolition of an historic industrial estate in Smethwick to make way for new housing will cost £1.3m.‌Sandwell Council has awarded the contract for the demolition of the former Smethwick Enterprise Centre in Rolfe Street, Smethwick, to AR Demolition in a move that will see the land prepared for around 115 new homes.‌The demolition work is expected to be finished by February next year.‌Two blocks would be spared from demolition and the front Rolfe Street facade of the industrial estate would be kept as would the former fire station training tower.A planning application for the demolition was approved in November 2025 but had