
Dear Pete,
Welcome back to our monthly newsletter, keeping you up to date with news and events happening in and around our local area.
Major Update on the Trafalgar Pub!
We know how concerned our community was when a planning application was brought forward at the start of the year, which would have seen our beloved pub demolished.
Since this news broke, we have been tirelessly campaigning to save the Trafalgar, and with your help we were able to show enough public support that the Council’s planning team refused the application. When the applicant appealed, taking the decision out of the Council’s hands, so many of you joined us in writing to the Planning Inspectorate to share your stories of pub’s cultural and historic importance to the area.
Last week we received the decision from the Planning Inspectorate, who dismissed the applicant’s appeal and chose to uphold the Council’s original decision, recognising the Trafalgar as an important cultural and historical asset to our community.
This is a huge win and shows what can be achieved when we stand together as a community.
And in more exciting news, Oli, the pub landlord, has been offered the chance to buy the lease off the freeholders. This is a major breakthrough and will mean bringing the Trafalgar into community ownership. They are currently exploring the possibility of exercising this option and we will share updates as they progress.