Sale plan agreed for site of notorious care home

The site of a former notorious children's home can be sold for redevelopment, a council has agreed.

The former Wisteria Lodge, in the Earlsdon area of Coventry, is to be placed on the market.

New homes could be built on land that has been empty since the home was demolished in 2010.

The home had had a troubled past - three social workers that worked on the site were jailed in 2019.

Shareholder committee members made the decision because it is part of the nearby War Memorial Park.

Any profits from the city council-owned site must be spent on the park, papers for the council meeting explained.

It comes months after the council put forward two different proposals to build houses on the site off Earlsdon Avenue South that will be determined soon.

One of the outline applications proposes construction of family homes, while the other is for a scheme that could house 24 people aged over 55.

Officials said both options were considered to "maximise best value" and help sell the land. 

People in the city will have at least a month to comment on the plans for the site.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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