Housing plan for Shrewsbury’s Severn Apprentice pub

Tuesday 17th August 2010, 7:06PM BST.

A derelict pub which was gutted by three fires in the space of six weeks could now be bulldozed to make way for a luxury town house development, it was revealed today.

The Severn Apprentice closed in May 2009 but was later hit by three separate blazes at the end of the year.

But now the building, which has been described as an eyesore and has been boarded up for months, could be transformed under plans to demolish the pub and create 10 two and three storey town houses and two apartments.

Proposals have been submitted to Shropshire Council by Sherston Property Ltd, based in Wyle Cop. A design and access statement by agents AB Consulting, says the development would breathe new life into the dilapidated site in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury.

It says: “The existing public house is derelict and has suffered extensive vandalism and fire damage. The redevelopment presents an opportunity.”

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fred jones

August 17, 2010 at 19:33

fair play thats very sensible really , there are too many pubs there any way and its a derilict eyesore and we need more houses so its a win win win really, though i would caveat it needs a link through to the castlefields road because the traffic all coming on to chester st by that narrow bit will be a nightmare

make sure you get a developer contribution to the cycle lane connect 2 in that area too hey!

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coton hiller

August 17, 2010 at 20:38

amount time too its dangerous in its present state!

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JOHN JONES

August 17, 2010 at 20:49

What a complete surprise,”"”"”" Where can I now park my car all day for £2 while I have a day out in London?

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a

August 17, 2010 at 23:30

looks ok to me

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Mark Gibson

August 18, 2010 at 00:15

As a Social Enterprise we wanted to take it as a project to redevelop and use it as hub for training, NEETS and community projects, but surprisingly nobody knew who the ultimate owners where.

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alex south

August 18, 2010 at 14:39

well its clear now its a prime site for redevelopment, i think it should be more flats and less houses though to maximise the no of peopel you can house in a smaller area so more people will benefit

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Jeff Leppard

August 18, 2010 at 19:43

The place looks better than when it was open.

Why not make it into a Museum of the Modern Thug and get Danny Dyer to officially open the building? He could cut the ribbon with a switch blade or maybe smash a bottle of Blue WKD against the side of the building to declare it open?

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Janet Furrows

August 18, 2010 at 23:50

not bad looking really not more flats though for the love of god its getting like liverpool or leeds where the price of flats crashed because of too much supply, have you tried to sell a flat in shrewsbury of late? there’s too many and not enough family homes

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ed doyle

August 19, 2010 at 15:40

better than whats there now though

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