Pub set to be demolished for retirement homes

The Friar Tuck shut last year after serving up pints since 1958

Planners have been advised to approve a bid to demolish a Nottinghamshire pub and create retirement flats.

The Friar Tuck in Arnold shut in October after plans for the project were submitted in August.

In the place of the 1950s venue, developer McCarthy and Stone wants to build a 51-bed retirement complex, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Gedling Borough Council's planning committee has been recommended to approve the scheme at a meeting on Wednesday.

If approved, a three-storey L-shaped apartment block would be built at the Gedling Road site.

The developers would then pay £70,000 towards facilities in the area, including £21,000 towards a nearby bus stop, £27,600 towards GP practices and £13,800 towards future affordable housing.

The applicant said despite the loss of The Friar Tuck there are 11 other pubs within a 15-minute walk.