Sikh temple plan for former Derby pub site

The land has been vacant for more than seven years

Plans have been put forward to build a new Sikh community centre and Gurdwara on vacant land where a pub once stood.

The spot, in Sinfin Lane, Derby, has been disused for more than seven years following the demolition of The Cock 'n' Bull.

The planning application has been submitted to Derby City Council by the Sarbat Da Bhala Derby charity.

The three-storey building would include a dining hall, multi-use rooms and worship space on the top floor.

It would be open seven days a week in the morning, late afternoon and evening, says the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

The authority's planning committee is due to make a decision on the application in the coming months.

The Cock 'n' Bull pub closed in 2009