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  "But neighbours want it saved and revived as a pub for the community"
  
  I wonder how many of those very few close neighbours used the place in the past, maybe only a couple of times a year if at all.
  
  "Until recently it had been a community hub, hosting the local Sunday League football team, and various live bands and other entertainment for parishioners."
  
  I bet those mentioned above now use a different pub possibly one of those that has now reopened.
  
  "But the 34 letters also raised fears over extra traffic, the density of the development being too high, loss of privacy and light, pressure on infrastructure and need for more parking."
  
  So the large area in front of the place was big enough for customers of a supposedly thriving pub but not big enough for the future flats inhabitants.
  
  It is always a shame when pubs close but a thriving one that makes a reasonable profit will always stay open. We struggled for eight years to pay our bills with virtually no village support before battling to obtain conversion to a house from planning, we luckily won on appeal.

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