Shopping mall Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester; White Rose Centre in Leeds; the Merry Hill Centre near Dudley; and Bluewater in Kent. These centres were built in the 1980s and 1990s, but planning regulations prohibit the construction of any more. Out-of-town shopping developments in the UK are now focused on retail parks, which consist of groups of warehouse style shops with individual entrances from outdoors. Planning policy prioritizes the development of existing town centres, although with patchy success. Westfield Stratford City, in Stratford (London), is the largest shopping centre in Europe with over 330 shops, 50 restaurants and an 11 screen cinema
Merry Hill Shopping Centre Snow Hill, Kidderminster and Worcester via Stourbridge Junction. Various distance bus services from Merry Hill are operated by Arriva Midlands, Diamond Bus and National Express West Midlands. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) plans to open a new line of the West Midlands Metro from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill, with a new stop at Merry Hill. TfWM announced the new line will begin construction in 2019, with services beginning in 2023. The line will provide faster access to the shopping centre from Birmingham and Wolverhampton city centres. The areas around Next, TK Maxx, H&M, Eat Central, the amphitheatre and outside Debenhams