| Topic: | Station House planning app | |
| Posted by: | Francis Rowe | |
| Date/Time: | 14/10/26 10:03:00 |
| Not a huge surprise that the application has finally been submitted to convert what remained of the pub unit into flats. While I am sure the pub was very competently marketed perhaps the assignment should have been given to the firms that persuaded the Morgan Pub Collective to invest in the Hole in the Wall, True Pubs to invest in The Duchess/The Queen and James Blunt to takeover The Carpenter's Arms. This doesn't show a local pub market in distress but rather good demand to run quality neighbourhood venues with a decent food offering. Questions need to be asked as whether the tenant who briefly operated from the site after Covid was genuinely given the opportunity to return. The council has a dilemma here - even just three flats can be said to help with the housing shortage and the owner is likely to remain adamant a pub can't be opened if permission is refused. The temptation will be to say yes. |