A PUB landlord in Chard was disappointed that his proposal for new housing in Chard was rejected this week.
Ken Mason, of the Furnham Inn on Victoria Avenue, had his proposal for four terrace houses in the beer garden of his pub turned down.
South Somerset District Council turned down the proposal as it was considered to be of an inappropriate design, failing to respect the setting of the adjacent listed building.
But at a time when pubs are looking for extra revenue and the town is in need of extra housing the decision made little sense to the landlord.
Ken said: “To put houses there is the way forward - the garden is always vandalised and is a liability and if things stay as they do there will just be an empty listed building here.”
Chard Town Council recommended approval of the proposal on the condition that the pedestrian cut through between Furnham Road and Victoria Avenue was kept in place.
It was also noted that the site is too close to the public house and as such future residents would experience unacceptable levels of noise and disturbance.
But Ken was keen to stress that noise and disturbance were kept to a minimum from his pub – which was not the kind of venue to host live music.
Ken added: “We only ever have live music in the lounge bar and it is solo artists – we don’t have five piece bands. The area closest to the plan is a purpose built skittle alley so noise is not an issue.”
18 Nov 2010
Chard pub landlord disappointed as housing plans rejected (From Chard & Ilminster News)
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