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.

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

More Developments on the Way?

In an earlier post,  I mentioned that Bill Cash had written to Stafford Borough Council supporting our objections to the planning application.  John Holmes, Development Control Manager at the council, has now replied to Bill's letter in which he says:

"It is believed that the developer intends to submit significant amendments to this application.  It is understood that these amendments are intended to be made to the layout of the site but not the overall character of the scheme".

The letter continues:

"If an amended scheme is submitted  then a further comprehensive publicity and consultation exercise will occur.  Any representations received in response to this exercise will be taken into account in the determination of the planning application".

We are currently seeking clarification of what form the additional exercise will take.  In the meantime, better keep those pencils, sharpened folks!  We may have more writing to do.

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