Building developers say Northampton has ‘surplus of pubs
DEVELOPERS have unveiled plans to convert a pub near Northampton town centre into houses, claiming there is currently “a surplus of pubs” in the area.
The Cricketers Arms, in Hervey Street, The Mounts, was put on the market with an asking price of £109,500.
Although the property has not yet been sold, plans have been submitted to Northampton Borough Council by Upper Harlestone-based developers, Cardamon Properties, to convert the building into two new homes.
Documents submitted to the council by architects working for the firm said the redevelopment of the pub would be welcomed by people who lived in nearby houses in the terraced street.
They said: “There is a surplus of pubs in the area, making this one redundant.
“Residents parking has also reached saturation point in the evenings, which discourages visitors from further afield.”
The development would see the pub split into two four-bedroom homes.
The existing front of the building would be kept, but a toilet block, kitchen and store room at the back of the pub would be demolished to create gardens for the new houses.
The last owner of the pub is listed as the Bedford-based Charles Wells Pub Company.
Last night however, a spokesman for the firm said the pub had not been run by the organisation for a number of years as it had been operated as a free house.
The latest landlord of the pub could not be contacted to comment on the future of the building.
Plans to redevelop the building were submitted to Northampton Borough Council earlier this month.
They are currently being considered by officials from the Guildhall and a final decision on whether or not they can go ahead is due to be made by the council in March.
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Finker
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 02:54 PMCount, you frequently moan that people including yourself have no money to do anything, and yes, you do then go on. :-)
TheCount
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 02:26 PMSteveRiches - That's a good point...when it comes to sale time, the people buying should look at this article and see what the developers might have paid for the land, they can fairly easily calculate the building costs, then make a sensible offer based on that, maybe about 100K per house., 110K if you want to through your money away to the developer.
TheCount
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 02:24 PMFinker - I don't moan that people have no money to go our, I moan that the prices are too high through taxes and rates. I then usually go on to ask the councils, who serve us, to reduce all our tax burdens by making BIG cuts and getting back to providing basic services.
SteveRiches
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 02:12 PMMy only thought is that the quoted sale price is ridiculously cheap if planning permission us to be granted for 2 four-bedroomed houses with gardens. The developers will laugh all the way to the bank. What happened to the concept of affordable housing?
Love Child
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:13 PMComment removed by moderator
Chrispy1
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:18 AMThis is an excellent example of brownfield regeneration. Providing good homes in areas of deralict buildings. There's no chance of the "back street pub" re-opening - they're being closed down everywhere. Expect NBC to turn the plan down. They prefer to concrete over green fields.
lady muck
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 10:30 AMJez...you can't run a business at a loss. If there is sufficient trade someone will buy it and run it as a pub. That's capitalism.
Finker
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 09:57 AMWe've had lots of stories here where the comments have been about lots of people stopping going to the pub because of the smoking ban, the Count moaning that nobody has money to go out, and that private companies are the answer to making money which will save us all. Ask and you shall receive....
TheCount
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 09:18 AMWell, they would say that, wouldn't they. It sounds to me like the developers are trying to pick up commercial properties at knock down prices, change their use and sell them on at a vast profit....like that's has helped society over the last 15 years.
.~* JEZ *~.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 08:41 AMWho cares what greedy building developers think. This has been a public house ever since the victorians decided to build it that way, and it so it should stay. It's pretty obvious that the developers will be looking after their only concern.... money!
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 08:38 AMWhoever has put in the plans probably has an agreement to buy the pub only if they get planning permission. I like the fact the conversion will create two new four bedroomed family homes instead of eight or ten single bedroomed flats. The parking problems in the area will become no better or no worse (they could not be any worse).
lady muck
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 08:01 AMI would have thought that it would be more sensible to ascertain whether planning permission would be given, before marketing the pub.
dustonfats
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 07:51 AMwhy not just cover the racecourse in newly built flats, that way all the new arrivals can be housed. hope a&e can cope.
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