8:36 am, January 23, 2026
A former used car dealership which fell into administration with multi-million-pound debts is to be demolished, despite strong criticism of the plans.
Car Dealer reported back in 2023 that CMS Kidderminster had shut its doors with debts of almost £5m after discovering a £3.7m stock discrepancy.
After all staff were laid off, the site has lay vacant ever since with locals even labelling the empty showroom as an ‘eyesore’, according to The Sun.
It has now been decided that the dealership will be bulldozed to the ground in order to make way for a new petrol station.
The plans, which developers say will create 20 new jobs, were recently approved by Wyre Forest District Council, despite a backlash from residents.
The council received 65 objections to the plans, which will see the creation of kiosk shop, dedicated EV charging bays, general car parking, a jet wash and new landscaping.
Locals have raised concerns over increased traffic and possible light pollution, while also questioning why another petrol station is needed, with an existing Sainsbury’s site located nearby.
Kidderminster Town Council was among those to officially object to the plans, in a move which could have seen the site kept in the motor trade.
However, councillors eventually gave the green light to the plans, meaning that the former Vauxhall dealership will now be flattened.
Explaining the decision, councillor Marcus Hart said: ‘It is a redundant site and it’s an eyesore at the moment.
‘The plan includes landscaping and greenery – yes it’s 24/7 but so are lots of other petrol stations.’
The site as it looks now
What went wrong at CMS?
In August 2023, Car Dealer reported that CMS Kidderminster had been forced to call in professional advisers due to an unexplained discrepancy of £3,689,292 in company accounts.
The irregularity, which bosses were unable to reconcile, was in relation to a stock contra account at the new and used Vauxhall dealer.
It eventually resulted in the firm collapsing into administration and staff being let go, prior to the dealership shutting down for good.
Documents filed via Companies House later showed that the company had gone under owing a total of £4.9m to 126 creditors, while only having £3.8m in assets.
The firm eventually appointed liquidators in August 2024.
