Mansion near Dudley where Gunpowder Plot conspirators made their last stand could be converted into office block
A Black Country Elizabethan mansion where the Gunpowder Plotters made their last stand could be converted into the headquarters of a healthcare provider under plans to restore the building.
Concerns have been growing about the future of Holbeche House at Wall Heath, near Dudley, since a nursing home that was based in the building closed in 2022.
The building, thought to date back to about 1600, had fallen into a state of disrepair since the nursing home closed, and in 2023 it was placed on the Heritage at Risk register.
The National Trust ruled out adding it to its property portfolio.
Dudley-based Select Health Care, which has 21 care homes predominantly in the West Midlands, has now lodged a planning application to turn the Grade II*-listed building into its head office.
The company has applied to Dudley Council for permission to remove internal stud walls, carry out repairs to the roof, and repair and repaint existing windows and French doors. An assessment will be carried out of all windows, replacing them like for like where appropriate.
If the plans are approved, a link building that joins Holbeche House to an annexe previously used for care accommodation will also be demolished.
