Plans to convert the former Turks Head pub in Ripon into a house have been approved.
The pub on Low Skellgate closed in 2007 and will be converted into a five-bedroom home. The building is listed and dates back to the 18th century.
Since the pub closed, planning documents state there have been several attempts to reopen it without success.
The documents add that in the years before the pub’s closure there were numerous complaints from residents living nearby. They add there are 14 other pubs within a short walk away.
The building is currently on Harrogate Borough Council’s Listed Buildings at Risk Register due to its deteriorating condition.
Although the building is watertight, planning documents say few of the original internal features remain intact.
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The planning application includes statements from nearby residents who said they would be against any attempts to bring the building back into use as a pub.
One unnamed person called the building “a blot on the architectural landscape”.
The resident added:
“Something desperately needs to happen with it and converting it into a private residence sounds like the very best option to me. Having spoken to various neighbours they all agree.
“If there was ever an attempt to reopen the pub, I, along with many neighbours, would be petitioning against that course of action.”
A recent picture of the pub. Credit – David & Lund