Date set for Crooked House appeal hearing

The council had ordered the pub be built back to what it was before the fire

A date has been set for a public inquiry to decide whether the owners of the Crooked House should rebuild "Britain's wonkiest inn".

The pub, in Himley, Staffordshire, near Dudley, was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in August 2023.

South Staffordshire Council served an enforcement order on the owners in February 2024, ordering them to rebuild the pub within three years.

The appeal hearing, requested by the pub's owners ATE Farms Limited, is set to begin on 11 March.

The Crooked House was well-known in the Black Country for its sloping walls and floor, caused by mining subsidence in the area.

The pub caught fire on 5 August and was demolished two days later, prompting anger from residents, former customers, and the region's politicians.

ATE Farms Limited bought the 18th Century pub from Marstons in July 2023, nine days before the fire.