▁on ▁the ▁green ▁space , ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁steel works ▁site , ▁which ▁itself ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁enter prise ▁zone ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4   —   the ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁complex : ▁two ▁ret ail ▁par ks ▁and ▁a ▁sho pping ▁m all   —   was ▁given ▁the ▁go - a head ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁with ▁construction ▁beginning ▁that ▁winter . ▁ ▁Despite ▁protest s ▁from ▁local ▁residents , ▁the ▁project ▁went ▁ahead ▁and ▁by ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁stores   —   ▁Harris ▁Queens way ▁furn iture ▁store , ▁M FI ▁home ▁furn ish ings ▁ret ail ▁w are house ▁( the ▁complex ' s ▁very ▁first ▁ten ant ) ▁and ▁Atl ant is ▁Elect rical ▁super store   —   w ere ▁trad ing ▁from ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Richard son ▁tw ins ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁into ▁a ▁large ▁ind oor ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁to ▁rival ▁the ▁recently ▁completed ▁develop ments ▁at ▁T elf ord ▁in ▁Sh ro pshire ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁in ▁Buck ingham shire , ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁comple ting ▁the ▁development ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁building ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁sho pping ▁m alls ▁was ▁let ▁to ▁T arm ac ▁Const ruction . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁ret