Derelict Cumbrian pub could be turned into houses

Derelict Cumbrian pub could be turned into houses The conversion of a derelict former http://www.postgresqltrainers.com drinking spot which has been targeted by vandals into houses would be a "tragic loss" for north Cumbria's pub scene. The White Quey, near Durdar on the outskirts of Carlisle, has been empty for more than 10 years and the prospect of turning the building into houses has been mooted before. No work was ever carried out but a fresh application, lodged by owners MW SIPP Trustees, is now looking to build three new houses in the pub's grounds while changing the existing building into football jerseys wholesale two houses. Despite it being closed since 2006 and it being the victim of vandalism and burglaries, there was hope among locals jerseys wholesale that it could one day be reused as a pub. As part of a 2012 housing application its owners suggested there was no realistic chance of it reopening as a pub. It was sold for 200,000 at auction in 2010 to the trustees of a private pension plan. Mick Jones, the media officer for the Solway branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Authentic NFL Jerseys said: "Being where it was it's in a place where there's a famine of pubs so to lose it would be a tragic loss. "We welcome it going to planning so we have the chance to object. It was a very useful family pub." During the bid to convert it into houses three years ago Carlisle City Council received four letters of objection. Concerns raised by members of the public included Authentic NFL Jerseys fears that drainage and sewerage would be an issue. A new report prepared by agents Taylor Hardy for city council planners states: "The premises is currently uninhabitable and has been the subject of break ins and vandalism. "The dilapidated state of the building, exacerbated by the large area of unused tarmac car park and overgrown amenity space, now detracts significantly from the character of the surrounding area. In planning terms the site is defined as a vacant, brownfield site." At the moment the car park is designed to hold 103 vehicles but that would be knocked down to just 15 as space is used to build the new houses. The agents say that the change in plans is to make the site more commercially attractive to a developer and therefore increase the likelihood of the area being developed. Currently six letters of objection have been sent to the council. One comment, from an unnamed resident, reads: "It is clearly in everyone's interest that something is done about the White Quey. "The current owner has allowed it to deteriorate to the point where it is now an appalling eyesore, and there must even be some doubt about the stability of the building as the basis for any future development. "As a local resident (I can see the White Quey from my wholesale nfl jerseys front door) I would like to see some progress made. But I would argue that that should not involve any further relaxation of the planning rules lest doing so encourage other developers to behave in a similarly irresponsible manner." They also questioned how the pending Carlisle St Cuthbert's garden village masterplan, a scheme which could see thousands of houses built to the south of the city, fits into projects like this. Concerns about flooding have also been raised while some people questioned whether three new builds are appropriate for the area.