A PLANNING application to keep a Stourport site as a car park for the next seven years has now been lodged by the council.
Previously, Wyre Forest District Council planned to build three-storey accommodation to house homeless people at the Bridge Street site – but the proposal was rejected by their planning committee.
That decision came after more than 1,300 objections against the schemes were made, including opposition from Stourport Town Council – and, as we revealed in September, the setback cost the district council almost £200,000.
The council bought the land more than a decade ago from Lloyds Garages. It has been operating as a temporary public car park for the past 4 years, following the demolition of buildings on site.