Roof issues spotted by councillor

A city councillor today spoke of his concern after spotting the tiles balancing precarious in Wolverhampton.

Councillor Jonathan Yardley, Conservative councillor for Tettenhall Regis ward spotted the loose tiles balancing on the edge of a McCarthy and Stone development in Tettenhall.

The development, based on High Street, Tettenhall, is close to the entrance to Tettenhall College.

The councillor took photographs of the roof last Friday and posted them to social media.

He said: "This is a potentially hazardous, dangerous situation.

"The one edge piece only has to drop off and it'll take all the tiles with it.

"There' no mortar there or anything to keep them in place. As soon as that stone on the end moves, that could be it.

"I was so shocked to see it, and to think what could happen if it all fell loose, it's horrendous.

"It could cause an avalanche of tiles and bricks to fall into the public highway below, risking the lives of both pedestrians and drivers."

Previously, the councillor had raised concerns regarding the development and the nearby Stockwell Road development, which is also managed by the company.

The Stockwell Road apartments are still under construction after planning permission was granted by the planning inspectorate.

Plans had been initially thrown out by the city council after hundreds of residents signed a petition against the work on the land that formerly housed the historic 'The Clock House.'

The developer was then granted permission on appeal to the inspectorate.

A spokesman from McCarthy & Stone said: “We are currently in the process of repairing the damage to our development on Tettenhall High Street, which was caused by a storm last week.

“We treat all matters relating to the safety and wellbeing of members of the public and our on-site teams with the utmost importance, and therefore expedited works without delay.”