Fox and Hounds Pub, update at 3 October 2016
This is an interim newsletter to cover the current position of the pub. The usual newsletter will be sent out a fortnight or so before the next Parish Council Meeting.
As many of you will be aware the Parish Council applied for the Pub to become an Asset of Community Value at the beginning of June this year. I am pleased to say that while I have recently been away Stratford District Council has considered the nomination and decided that the Fox and Hounds will be included on the list of assets of community value. The listing only relates to the element of the building used as a public house and not to any residential parts of the building. The listing imposes restrictions on the owner’s rights to dispose of this asset. The owner may ask the Local Authority to review this decision.
At a recent Parish Council meeting it was understood that the current owners might apply for change of use for the building. While I was away I asked our Clerk, Janet Piller to contact Stratford District Council to find out the position re such an application. SDC were unable to comment on any application but did point out that were such an application to be made the Parish Council would be contacted for comments and there would be an opportunity for the general public to comment at that point. Details of any such application would also appear on the SDC website. The Parish Council has received no notification of any application at this date. If the Parish Council receives a notification re change of use this will be put on the village website.
Registering a building as an asset of community value does not mean that the owner is under any obligation to sell or to re-open the business, it will only become relevant should the pub come up for sale at which point the village via the Parish Council will be given an opportunity to arrange to put in an offer for the business, the owners are under no obligation to sell to the Parish Councils nominee.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th November 2016 at 8.00pm in the Church
Your Parish Council Chair: Lynn Mathias, 01608 674247, [email protected]
Councillors: Steve Duck, Jennifer Green, Paul Riley, Lynn Bryan
Parish Clerk: Janet Piller, 01608 674396,[email protected]