People of Pishill fear loss of 800-year-old community asset as they await council decision on ‘mixed-use’ scheme
, sunlight streams through the autumn leaves along a winding country lane. A stubby 4x4 rumbles past laden with freshly shot pheasant, and a red kite circles overhead.
“No one believes he’s going to open the pub,” said Josh Robinson-Ward, who got married in the Crown’s function barn. “He’s said from the beginning he had plans to open the pub but never has and it’s unclear that he’ll have to open it if this goes through. From the off I think he thought that if he had enough money he could just do what he wants.
“He talked about making it into a vegan restaurant, which didn’t go down too well around here,” said David Orpwood, a retired farmer. “When he goes, we’ll still be here. He’s going to bugger up the pub and we’ll be left with nothing.” Residents accuse the council of failing to address planning violations. A spokesperson for the council said it expected to make a decision shortly, and its enforcement team would “await the outcome of this application before considering any action, if required”.across England and Wales in the first half of this year.
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