Operator told to close car park in Wolverhampton city centre which opened without permission
A 24-hour car park which appeared without planning permission on a demolition site in the heart of a regeneration quarter has been ordered to close.
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Matt Frow, of Parkit Management, has been refused retrospective permission for the car park on the site of a former office block and shopping parade in Wolverhampton city centre.
Planning officer Ragbir Sahota raised fears that allowing the car park would discourage the redevelopment of the Westside Quarter, which he said was Wolverhampton's biggest regeneration area.
The site, on the corner of School Street and Fold Street, was previously occupied by the Network House high-rise office block, with a shopping parade underneath. In 2019, permission was granted to demolish Network House, and build a six-storey block of 113 flats in its place.
That scheme was approved in 2019, but in 2022 the developer asked for an extra three years to review the scheme, which was also granted.
