GRAFFITI is making a village look like an "eyesore" after it was branded on the walls of a construction site.

The "mess" has led Councillor Mel Allcott to call for action by MACC Care Group to clean up the graffiti after it appeared on the walls outside the care home development on Droitwich Road.

Cllr Allcott said the company has an obligation to keep the area tidy and has also expressed fears it could persuade others to vandalise more of the area.

The 76-bed care home is currently being built on the former Harvester and Play Den site.

"It was knocked down really quickly all in one go, and it is now just a sad, empty state," said Cllr Allcott.

"We have the crane, which is working on the construction, but it just looks really scruffy because of graffiti around the outside.

"It is an eyesore for that side of Claines.

"There is fear that when it is there, it will spread.

"It makes me cross, and it is upsetting, and we will continue to chase MACC Care Group."

A spokesperson for MACC Care Group said it will pass on the concerns raised to its "award-winning contractor".

It added: "Please note that the clean perimeter hoarding is an effort to improve the aesthetics and illustrate our passion for the local area and community as we bring this special development to life over the next 14 months. 

"We hope to use this perimeter in the near future to showcase the development. 

"Unfortunately, as we focus on the development, we do not have control over the offenders and hope that the local community will support us in delivering a truly exceptional care home which is true to Macc’s high standard in care and luxury and its first in Worcestershire."

The site has undergone many changes in the past three months, including the demolition of Perdiswell House in April. 

Birdseye pictures taken in May showed the site looking completely unrecognisable from its heyday with the building completely flattened. 

It was thought that some parts of the former Perdiswell House dated back to the 1840s.

Worcester City Council’s planning committee gave the green light to demolish the former Perdiswell Harvester and replace it with a 76-bed care home – a year after throwing out a similar plan for being too big.