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15
Oct 2021
The acrimonious struggle over the former Henry Jenkins Inn in Kirkby Malzeard has taken a new twist.
Last week campaigners handed a 500-plus name petition to Harrogate Borough Council calling for part of the closed-down and derelict premises to be re-listed as an asset of community value (ACV).
But now Justin Claybourn has taken the property off the market and informed the Henry Jenkins Community Pub campaign group (HJCP) he will not sell to them 'at any time or any price'.
Mr Claybourn, whose successful planning appeal in December 2020 gives him permission to create a single dwelling in the part of the building that he owns, is now going to press ahead with plans to convert it to residential use and create a family holiday home.
His business associate and agent David Fielder, who owns the pub group Fielder Holdings, told the Stray Ferret:
Mr Fielder added:
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