Developers told to stop unplanned works at site of two former nursing homes in Wolverhampton
A stop notice has been put into place for unauthorised works taking place at a site of two former nursing homes.
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Wolverhampton Council have announced that a 'stop order' has been issued following an investigation into unplanned works at a Grade 2 listed building on Clifton Road, Tettenhall.
The stop order comes after the council confirmed that no planning application had been put into place for works taking place at the site, which includes the Grade 2 listed 'Avenue House' care home.
Issues were raised when rubble and soil was brought onto the site, with residents saying they were 'concerned' about what was happening with the buildings.
Wolverhampton Councillor for Tettenhall Regius, Councillor Sohail Khan, was alerted by the residents, he said: "The residents contacted us and they were really concerned over what is going on here.
"There seems to be thousands of tonnes of rubble, soil, and concrete brought onto the site. For any development like this, you need to have planning permission, especially in a conservation area, like this."
The buildings, which at one time were two former care homes for elderly residents, also sit on a conservation area, which Councillor Khan says would need extra permissions to build on.
He said: "The planning officers were informed about the works, and a credit to them, the team came down and had a look, they were alarmed because there was no applications.
"You can't start developing on land like this without the appropriate permissions to do so."
Wolverhampton Council have now said that following an investigation, they discovered that no planning application had been in place for the work, and that a temporary stop notice was issued on April 1, 2025.
A Wolverhampton Council spokesperson said: "There is no planning application in place and following an investigation, a temporary stop notice was issued on April 1, 2025, requiring a stop to all development works on the land including the importation of soil and materials, changes to the levels of the land, and entry to the site of any vehicle laden with material intended to reprofile and level land.
"The temporary stop notice is in effect for a period of 56 days, during which time the council will assess whether or not it is appropriate to take further enforcement action."
The council added that both the Environment Agency and Historic England have been informed of the work, adding that a 'sensetive development' which would bring the listed building back into use is 'required on the site'.
The council added: "Both the Environment Agency and Historic England have been made aware of the unauthorised works.
“A sensitive development, which brings the listed building back into use and respects the setting of the conservation area, is required on this site.”
