Final phase to Limpley Stoke pub rescued by village approved

The local community have been pushing to restore and keep the pub, which is a 'community asset'

The final phase of work to a £1.2m village pub restoration project by the community has been approved.

People in Limpley Stoke, near Bradford-on-Avon, have been fighting to save The Hop Pole Inn since 2021.

Wiltshire Council have approved the last section of the plan, which involves improving the kitchen, toilets and garden.

More than £1m of the £1.2m needed has already been raised and put towards the re-opening.

Photovoltaic cells - a bit like solar panels - are set to improve the sustainability of the venue.

More than 100 people pledged volunteer time towards the project, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

A single letter of objection was received, while 13 letters of support were sent to the council.

One explained the pub's access for disabled people had previously been an issue: "This will give level access throughout the pub and into the rear garden.

"We need to upgrade the old kitchen facilities and toilet block, there was no disabled loo.

"The garden also needs to be modernised, it has always been on a slope which whilst adding a certain charm was fairly impractical."