The pub has been closed since 2015
Council officers said the latest application had seen the number of homes reduced from nine to seven, but said the plan should still be refused because a large area of the site was outside Hirst Courtney’s development limits and because it would represent an “undue visual intrusion into the open countryside”.
“In addition the asking price of £600k seems a high value for a site which is not operating and requires investment,” their report added.Advertisement“You can see quite clearly that the car park is considerably beyond the rear building line of the housing on the frontage.” “The cost of bringing the site back into use and public house will be in excess of £300,000 – it’s not something that my client can afford.”
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