A college group is taking a council to court over its refusal to lift a legally binding agreement that means a closed college site can only be sold for educational purposes.
The covenant placed on Malvern Hills College by Malvern Hills District Council significantly suppresses the sale price of the property for the Warwickshire College Group (WCG).
WCG took over Malvern Hills College, which has delivered courses to adults since 1886, in 2016. But the group shut the college’s doors last year in the face of strong local opposition after falling student numbers made it unviable.
