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ZedLeg wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:51 am It's a shame that so many old pubs have ended up rotting away in neglected areas.

Which is why I make a concerted effort to support as many local pubs as I can by purchasing their products. We all have a duty I think.

Enforcement notice served on the owners to rebuild the pub

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-s ... e-68414524

That's hilarious!

Though in all seriousness, how would you go about planning and building a wonky pub?! If you follow building regs I bet you wouldn't be allowed to!?

Get an Irish Builder to do it...

Rich B wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:23 pm That's hilarious!

Though in all seriousness, how would you go about planning and building a wonky pub?! If you follow building regs I bet you wouldn't be allowed to!?

Easy, blob of grip fill on the spirit level and bobs your granny.

Dave!

The enforcement notice will definitely be appealed - I look forward to reading the appeal documents because they will inevitably contain a lot of juicy background.

Jobbo wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:02 pm The enforcement notice will definitely be appealed - I look forward to reading the appeal documents because they will inevitably contain a lot of juicy background.

I've no understanding of any of this, but what do you think might be in it?

I thought this got bumped cos the guy made it in Lego

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9e8jxdgr79o

As well as the Lego one..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... m-67246390

It looks like they didn't use an spv, the Crooked house was purchased directly by the company which has almost £4m of property owned and net assets £2m.

Ouch! That's gonna hurt.

I have some string line levels which are perfect for building wonky buildings with

DaveE wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:23 pm

Jobbo wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:02 pm The enforcement notice will definitely be appealed - I look forward to reading the appeal documents because they will inevitably contain a lot of juicy background.

I've no understanding of any of this, but what do you think might be in it?

Some evidence of how it came to set on fire then be knocked down possibly.

I can see them winning an appeal though. They can probably justify demolition on the grounds that it’s not commercially viable as a pub.

I love the comments about the “speed” of issuing an enforcement notice after 6 months…

It’s why they’re changing the 4 year rule to 10 years. The council are so slow that before they can enforce anything the work is usually legal due to the passage of time

Jobbo wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:06 pm I can see them winning an appeal though. They can probably justify demolition on the grounds that it’s not commercially viable as a pub.

I have hear this said a lot, sadly there is a lot of truth to it. However, I can think of a dozen chain pubs near me just a 5 to 10 minute drive away. There's also some lovely independent pubs and restaurants a bit further out, up to 30 minutes. I much prefer seeking out unique food, even if it means a bit of a longer drive.

Company that owned it have gone into liquidation

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp915me5j3mo.amp

How convenient. Walk away from the mess.

Which - fortuitously - means they can’t be forced to rebuild it.

Another building 100s of years old, only 30 min drive from the Crooked House also suspiciously flammable.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/m ... g-32241421