Fresh plans have been lodged to convert a 110-year-old former pub near Pateley Bridge into a cottage.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank in Glasshouses, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
Since then, the former pub has been subject to numerous planning applications to convert it into a cottage.
However, the plans were refused by Harrogate Borough Council planners on the grounds that the loss of the pub “was not justified”.
Latest proposals tabled to North Yorkshire Council would see the empty public house changed into a two-bedroom cottage.
The site has already seen three cottages built under a previous planning permission, with the pub reduced in size.
In planning documents for the fresh proposal, which was submitted by Yarntex Two Limited, the developer said the building had been put on the market without success.
It said:
“Sadly, there appears to be no viable future for the pub and provision of a further holiday cottage to supplement and enhance the others is surely the best option for the building, while still promoting local tourism and employers and making a positive contribution to the local economy.”
The developer added that the site had been marketed extensively without success by both Christie and Co and Hopkinsons Estate Agents.
It said that “no local interest or expressions of interest from further afield have been forthcoming”.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the latest plan at a later date.
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Plan to convert Glasshouses pub into holiday cottage rejected
A plan to convert a former Glasshouses pub into a holiday cottage has been refused.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
In plans lodged to Harrogate Borough Council, Harrogate Architectural Ltd said the site had been marketed extensively without success.
The fresh proposal would have seen the empty public house converted into a two-bedroom holiday cottage.
However, the borough council rejected the plan on the grounds that the loss of the pub was “not justified”.
In a decision notice, the authority said:
“The proposal would result in the loss of the community facility and this loss is not justified, therefore the development is in conflict with policy HP8 and part F of policy EC7 of the Local Plan.
“It has not been demonstrated that reasonable attempts have been made to actively market the land and premises in line with the requirements of policy HP8.”
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The site has already seen three cottages built under a previous planning permission, with the pub reduced in size.
In planning documents for the fresh proposal, the developer said the building had been put on the market without success.
It said:
Plan to convert Glasshouses pub into holiday cottage“These premises have now remained empty since March 2020 when the previous tenant walked away due to the pandemic.
“Since that time two agents have marketed the property including a specialist in selling public houses, for a period of seven months.
“Since that time the applicant has continued his own marketing, all without success.”
Plans have been submitted to convert a former pub in Glasshouses into a holiday cottage.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
In plans lodged to Harrogate Borough Council, Harrogate Architectural Ltd said the site had been marketed extensively without success.
The site has already seen three cottages built under a previous planning permission, with the pub reduced in size.
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The fresh proposal would see the empty public house converted into a two-bedroom holiday cottage.
In planning documents, the developer said:
“These premises have now remained empty since March 2020 when the previous tenant walked away due to the pandemic.
“Since that time two agents have marketed the property including a specialist in selling public houses, for a period of seven months.
“Since that time the applicant has continued his own marketing, all without success.”
Harrogate Borough Council will make a decision on the proposal at a later date.