Charles Clark showroom site ready for conversion

The landmark Charles Clark showroom in Wolverhampton is finally ready for renovation almost a decade after falling into disrepair and becoming one of the city's worst eyesores.

Workers have now cleared out the rundown building ready for it to be turned into apartments.

Internal walls have been knocked down and glass littering the floor has been removed, paving the way for a multi-million pound redevelopment.

But the uncertainty looks set to last a little longer amid a planning wrangle between developer Kultar Dale and Wolverhampton City Council.

The property mogul's firm Dale Investments plans to create a total of 42 flats and 5,550 sq ft of retail space on the site by converting the existing block and adding a new building at the rear.

But a stalemate over parking arrangements means the proposals have been shelved for the time being.