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Feb 2021
New plans for Lamb and Flag pub in Bishop Monkton
The Lamb and Flag pub in Bishop Monkton could be converted into a retail or commercial unit after previous plans to turn it into housing were withdrawn.
Carol and Trevor Pawson submitted plans last year to convert the 200-year-old pub, which also had bed and breakfast rooms, into five homes.
However, planning documents on the Harrogate Borough Council website reveal that a new buyer for the pub has been found and they are expected to submit a fresh application for commercial and retail space on the site.
The Pawson family declined to comment on the future of the building when asked by the Stray Ferret.
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Bishop Monkton, which the Domesday Book referred to as the Tun of the monks, has seen an increase in residential development over the last 50 years.
Despite new developments and growing populations, village pubs have found it difficult to survive.
At one time, there were seven pubs within Bishop Monkton's parish boundaries but it is now currently served by just the Mason's Arms.
Nearby Burton Leonard lost a pub in recent years when the Hare and Hounds was replaced by housing.
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