We've just heard on the "grapevine" that the George & Dragon site has now been sold. This is, of course, as yet unconfirmed but the "for sale" sign has now been taken down so it sounds like a pretty good bet to us.
What happens next? We think that it is more than likely that another planning application will be submitted based on an altogether different design. Whether or not any fresh proposals will be good or bad news for residents remains to be seen. However, we very much suspect that it will be a case of the latter. If it is, then The Blog will continue to keep you informed and no doubt will we be meeting again "on the doorstep" in the not too distant future!
By the way, some unfinished business concerning the last Planning Committee meeting. We don't believe the Development Control department correctly recorded what was agreed at the meeting regarding the need for bat and badger surveys. We took this up with Fulford Parish Council who wrote in to SBC. In our view, the response showed a complete lack of understanding of the situation and we have asked one of our Borough Councillors to progress the matter. Given that the pub may now have been sold, this is probably irrelevant - for the time being at least.
As usual, we'll keep you posted.
