'Certainly something needs doing with the building'
A derelict town centre pub looks set to be knocked down - but must first be checked for bats as it has a historic pre-war slate roof. The former Lord Longworth in Thomas Street, Oswaldtwistle has been earmarked for flats.
The Lord Longworth was previously The New Inn before undergoing a £50,000 renovation in 2016. Oswaldtwistle’s Lancashire County Councillor Peter Britcliffe gave the proposal a cautious welcome.He said: “I think this is possibly the right planning application. The site is in need of redevelopment. The pub building is falling into dereliction. Certainly something needs doing with the building and the site.
If it is established the building has positive potential for roosting bats then a further survey will be required and mitigation measures implemented. “A previous application was approved with a condition to require a section of highway to be stopped up. There are no records evident which show that this was completed. Therefore, this matter is still outstanding and the highway needs to be stopped up.
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