▁rem od elled ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁a ▁mere ▁seven ▁years ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁built . ▁ ▁Road ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁complex ▁was ▁improved ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁access ▁points ▁from ▁the ▁A 4 0 3 6 ▁main ▁road ▁between ▁D ud ley ▁and ▁Ped more   —   this ▁resulted ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁forty ▁houses ▁being ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁w iden ed ▁road ▁and ▁re - des igned ▁Qu ar ry ▁Bank ▁j unction . ▁This ▁project ▁had ▁first ▁been ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁caused ▁much ▁controvers y ▁among ▁residents ▁whose ▁houses ▁were ▁ultimately ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁improvements . ▁ ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁had ▁brought ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁free - standing ▁P izza ▁H ut ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁first ▁drive - th ru ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁restaurant ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁Texas ▁Home care ▁store   —   all ▁opened ▁during ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁centre ▁was ▁still ▁being ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁late - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁plans ▁were ▁un ve iled ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tall est ▁tower ▁at ▁Mer ry ▁Hill . ▁The ▁tower ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁tall , ▁with ▁a ▁hotel ▁at ▁its ▁base , ▁a ▁restaurant ▁half way ▁up ▁and ▁a ▁night club ▁plus ▁observ atory ▁at ▁the ▁top .