ABOUT THIS BLOG

This popular and historic pub was acquired by its owners in 2009 with a view, initially, to building flats for social housing and then subsequently developing a small housing estate. Local residents opposed these plans from the start.

Planning permission was granted in 2010 after which the site was put up for sale. After many years of inactivity, building work finally started in July 2015. Locally, this was seen as good news. However, the houses have yet to be completed.

The aim of this Blog has been to keep residents informed of current developments and to record the long history of this small community's fight to keep its pub.

Friday 18 September 2009

Some Common Sense at Last?

More good news for those opposed to the planning application has come in the form of  a consultation response from Staffordshire Highways Authority.   They have recommended that the planning application be refused on the grounds that:
  • There is inadequate provision for parking and turning within the site
  • The development will result in an increased likelihood of "highway danger" due to vehicles "waiting on the public highway ... and manoeuvring ... ".
  • The application fails to provide sufficient information that adequate vehicular visibility can be achieved
A statement of the obvious if ever there was one but at least now it's official.
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