Shop and flats plan revealed for former Stratford pub
PLANS are being put in place to bring a Stratford pub back into use as a shop and two flats.
The Oddfellows Arms in Windsor Street has been closed since 2015.
Other schemes have been put forward to redevelop the site, which is on the corner of Mansell Street, but have been refused planning permission.
The latest proposals for the former pub are simpler: convert the ground floor into a shop and a one-bedroom flat and retain the first floor flat, which has four bedrooms.
The plans, submitted by Patrick Li, also include demolishing a flat-roofed former toilet block extension.
The planned commercial property would front onto Windsor Street, while the flats would be accessed from Mansell Street.
The planning documents state: ‘The proposals would result in the loss of the public house known as the Oddfellows Arms, although a 90sqm unit would be created in its place. The applicant has submitted additional supporting information… stating that the public house is no longer a viable business.’
They added: ‘From the information submitted it does appear that the public house was not viable in 2015, hence why it stopped operating in December of that year.’
Stratford District Council has until 20th March to decide if permission should be granted.
