A crucial planning meeting is set to decide the fate of a former pub in Claygate, Surrey, as a campaign to save it reaches a critical stage.
The Winning Horse pub, which closed in 2019, is the subject of a planning application to convert it into housing, which will be discussed at a meeting of Elmbridge Borough Council.
Local efforts to have the pub listed as an 'asset of community value' were unsuccessful.
However, the Claygate Community Benefit Society is proposing to turn the building into a community hub that could include a cafe and workshop, offering a 'bit more purpose than just a drinking establishment'.
The pub's history is significant, with its name originating from its association with a nearby racecourse in Victorian times, where horses were trained for racing at Sandown.
The pub's facade was rebuilt in 1927, but a hostelry has been on the site for a long time.
Geoff Eden, a nearby resident, described the pub as having 'lovely timber features and just a general historic feel to it'.
The planning officers have recommended that the housing scheme be approved, but the community society hopes their alternative proposal will be considered.
The Winning Horse pub, which closed in 2019, is the subject of a planning application to convert it into housing, which will be discussed at a meeting of Elmbridge Borough Council.
Local efforts to have the pub listed as an 'asset of community value' were unsuccessful.
However, the Claygate Community Benefit Society is proposing to turn the building into a community hub that could include a cafe and workshop, offering a 'bit more purpose than just a drinking establishment'.
The pub's history is significant, with its name originating from its association with a nearby racecourse in Victorian times, where horses were trained for racing at Sandown.
The pub's facade was rebuilt in 1927, but a hostelry has been on the site for a long time.
Geoff Eden, a nearby resident, described the pub as having 'lovely timber features and just a general historic feel to it'.
The planning officers have recommended that the housing scheme be approved, but the community society hopes their alternative proposal will be considered.
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