Led by Jojo Stanley and Warren Light, the campaign to save the Robin Hood pub in Sherwood has borne fruit. It is believed that the pub has been sold to what I call a 'gastro-pub chain'. The interior is being ripped out and doubtless we shall know soon the name of the purchaser company and what it intends to do with the premises.
The site on which the pub stands was advertised as a prime site for a residential development, but if I was a developer I would have weighed up the opposition before deciding to purchase. Any planning application for change of use of the land would have been opposed bitterly. So, congratulations to Jojo, Warren & Co for sticking up for the Sherwood community.
The significant issue about which nothing yet is known is whether the premises will have a bar, pool table, darts board, etc, or be solely for people intending to eat. The configuration of the building permits the former, so let's hope it happens.
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ReplyDeleteLet's be having your name then. Easy to be brave when anonymous.
ReplyDeleteSo i hear its the dreaded Greedy King and prob a front to get round the change of use needed for an easy ride with planning and turn this large plotinto real estate for its large (hypocritical) profit slice on property development land sale...
ReplyDeletePlanning permission to build houses whilst retaining a pub is better than housing and no pub surely?
ReplyDeleteWill the person who anonymously posts comments about third parties please note that all comments are moderated before publication. Save your time and keep your innuendo to yourself.
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