Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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Don't know about that personally, it was submitted in May 2010 and approved in Jan 2011 so before my time and comments have now been removed from the website - I was just a personal objector.
Minutes of the planning committee Jan 13 2011 -
RESOLVED: (a) That, subject to a planning obligation under S106 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 requiring the public house to be fully functioning prior to occupation of any of the new dwellings, Application No DOV/10/0488 (erection of four dwellings and construction of vehicular access, together with car-parking for the use of the public house) be granted as set out on pages 28-29 of the report to Committee on 9 December 2010.
No attempt has ever been made to comply with this condition.
I spoke about the existence of this in my 3 min before the planning committee but they ignored any discussion about it. (strange as we had been asked to wait in The Brave Room for over an hour while they discussed whether or not they could impose a 106 condition in a similar situation on another development that was brought forward on the agenda). I should add that Sue Nicholas and Roger Walkden were the only two members of the committee who recognised the situation and voted against residential conversion.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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If we ignore the political point scoring in this report the interesting thing is that a bill or added clause is going through the commons which will go a long way to stop pubs being pulled down or converted.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liberal-democrat-minister-defends-comments-suggesting-immigration-causes-pub-closures-10005993.htmlGuest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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Some up-to-date info
here, DDC might have to take more consideration of the effects on the community in future before allowing pub closures.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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I know I am being picky but nobody can stop a pub from closing its doors to the public, it is change of use that has to go to Planning.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Another pub looks like biting the dust I wonder how many of the people protesting used it.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/last-stand-for-pub-campaign-59598/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Having made a few enquiries I am told that the pub was deliberately being run down so that it could be converted to residential use hence the protests.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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That kind of rumour is always spread when a pub closes, the same was said about ours even though our lunch time trade had slightly increased.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Jan Higgins wrote:I know I am being picky but nobody can stop a pub from closing its doors to the public, it is change of use that has to go to Planning.
The Endeavour at Wootton and the Butchers Arms at Ashley being examples.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson