The owners of the former Abbeymoor Nursing Home in Worksop have been ordered to pay £11,130 by Mansfield Magistrates Court for failing to remove demolition waste from the site, which was an eyesore and posed a risk of fire or arson.
Due to the dangerous nature of several buildings at the site on Sherwood Road, and it being a risk to public safety, Bassetlaw District Council carried out emergency demolition work at the site in March 2025. Legal action to recover the costs of this work from the landowner is ongoing.
On 7 April, the council served Care Companions Healthcare Ltd (CCH) with a Community Protection Warning, requiring the demolition waste to be removed within 21 days.
CCH failed to comply and were served with a Community Protection Notice giving a further 21 days, but the waste remained on site.
Bassetlaw District Council instructed contractors to begin clearing the demolition waste on 27 May 2025, but had access impeded by the sole director of CCH. A representative of CCH failed to attend an interview under caution on 5 June 2025 to explain the failure to comply with the notice.
On 3 July 2025, CCH was convicted in the absence of a representative at Mansfield Magistrates Court for failing to comply with the requirements of a Community Protection Notice.
CCH was fined £8,000 in addition to the maximum victim surcharge of £2,000 alongside legal costs of £1,130.
The court also granted the council a Remedial Order, allowing access to the site by council officers and prohibit any measures which would prevent access for works.
Environmental Health Officers, alongside contractors, have now completed the works to remove the waste.
Cllr Darrell Pulk, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods said: “We are pleased action has been taken to clear part of this site in Worksop which was an eyesore and posed a risk of fire or arson.
“This latest prosecution shows we are serious about keeping people safe and preventing anti-social behaviour.”
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