New plans for derelict 17th century Grade II listed pub locked in planning battle for a decade
New plans to convert a 17th century former pub near Shrewsbury into two homes have been lodged after a near-decade-long planning battle.
The former Eagles Inn in the centre of Cressage closed its doors in 2015, and two years later the site owners sought permission to turn it into two houses and build eight more around it.
That was refused, and in 2018 so was a scaled-down plan to convert the pub and build four more homes.
A year later another application was lodged – this time for the demolition of the Eagles and the clearance of the site. Such was the opposition to this proposal that a successful application was made to Historic England, and the pub was Grade II listed in March 2020.
Permission was denied again in 2021 to a plan to turn the pub into two homes, due to the developers not having listed building consent to build on the Grade II structure, but that consent was granted on appeal in 2023.
Now a new application has been submitted to Shropshire Council planners.
The application by Brownshore Management, submitted to the council on Thursday (June 19), proposes to turn the former public house into two residential units.
The developers say the plans for two homes “mirrors the previous planning permission, and the principle of development is considered established”.
In the planning application, the developers said: “The former Eagles Inn has been closed for a decade, and this is readily apparent from researching the premises and during a site visit.
“Notwithstanding this, the building could not re-open the business at any time as there are legal requirements in terms of building control regulations and health and safety that require compliance, the building requires significant financial investment for the building to be occupied for any purpose, including a public house.”
The proposals are currently under consultation and can be viewed at https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/ using reference 25/01628/FUL.
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