Plans have been put forward for a Nottinghamshire pub which narrowly escaped demolition. Fresh plans have been submitted for the Blue Bell pub on Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, which evaded being demolished by developers to make way for new housing earlier this year.
Previously a plan was rejected to demolish the pub and use the land for five three-bedroom townhouses and an apartment block. On April 26, Ashfield District Council rejected the proposal, criticising the potential complete demolition of the pub and highlighting the new homes would cause "detrimental harm"
A council report, which refused to give planning permission to the applicant, said: "The design, layout and plan form of the proposed development would appear cramped and contrived, appearing at odds with the layout and scale of properties of within the vicinity. The development was also said to have made no attempt to retain and re-use the existing heritage asset on the site.
