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.

Sunday 1 May 2011

All Quiet?

Not much sign of life over at the pub at the minute.  Maybe it's got something to do with the Bank Holiday.  Or the wedding.  Or both.  As previously indicated, we've been in touch with the Planning Dept. at SBC to ask what information they are giving out about potential changes to the planning permission already granted and why they are doing that given the local opposition. 

They refused to tell us!  So we wrote back requesting the same information under the Freedom of Information Act.  That means they have to provide the information or explain why they are unable to do so.  They have 20 working days in which to respond.  As soon as we hear something you'll be the first to know.
at 09:42

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous24 May 2011 at 15:04

    Well the 20 days have now passed .....can we presume that local democracy has again failed to deliver ?

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