Plan to create eight homes at closed pub site turned down );
PLANS to redevelop an historic pub in Shiplake to create eight homes have been rejected.
South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, said the Plowden Arms was “an essential community facility” and should not be lost to the village.
It also had concerns about parking provision and the impact this would have on road safety.
Residents and Shiplake Parish Council had opposed the application, which was submitted by Heritage England.
The company wanted to convert the first floor and roof space into two flats and the rear wing into two homes.