Second attempt to turn pub into homes
A planning application to turn a village pub into three houses has been re-submitted by a development company.
The Four Crosses Inn had been running at a loss for around 10 years and closed earlier this year with developers looking to covert it into homes.
An application from Buckingham based developers Eaglescourt Developments back in 2015 was rejected by just one vote when it went before the planning committee.
The pub, in Four Crosses, between Welshpool and Oswestry, was hit by the opening of the village bypass.
Now the company has re-submitted plans to build three dwellings and add a first and ground floor extension.
The developers have argued in their statement, posted on the Powys Planning Portal, that the development would help with the affordable housing issue in the county.
All properties would be three bedroom, and the developing company have said there will be no issue with parking or access off the main road.
They have also said it fits in with the planning framework, and have urged planners and the committee to pass the proposals.
It was refused for a number of reasons back in 2015, including re-starting the pub of using it for another use.
Back in 2015, Rob Mills from the developing company said it had been making a loss and was closed, and was on the market for 18 months at a fair price and there was no interest.
Previous attempts to rejuvenate the pub have been unsuccessful, and villagers will have another fight on their hands if they want to save the pub again.
It was sold for around £140,000, after previously going on the market for £275,000.
When the last application had gone in, a number of residents hit out and rallied around to keep it open.
A local resident who spoke at the planning meeting, said with the right landlord in place the pub could become the centre of the village.
However that never happened, and a further application has now come in and will be decided on later this year.
