Changes to old pub site redevelopment rejected

A non-recent image of the Waters Upton redevelopment site

Plans to add an additional flat to the redevelopment of a site of a long-dead pub have been rejected.

Some residents near the former Swan Inn pub, in Waters Upton outside Telford, had wanted the redevelopment to be completed as soon as possible saying it had been an eyesore for years.

But many other locals were concerned that it would mean the end of agreed plans for a community space.

The pub, the only one in the village, had been judged an asset of community value.

The former pub closed in 2007 and was targeted by arsonists in 2015

The original pub building closed in 2007 and was targeted by arsonists in 2015.

An application had been submitted to include an additional flat on the ground floor to utilise the internal space more efficiently.

Planning officers at Telford & Wrekin Council refused the additional flat, saying there would be a lack of parking and only two spaces would be provided for the community building.

Waters Upton Parish Council told the planners that it continues to work with the developer at the site to bring forward its completion.

"We continue to look forward to the completion of the Community Asset so that the apartments and semi-detached houses can be completed and occupied," it said.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.