An historic pub which has been derelict for more than five years is to be turned into new homes. The former Cow and Calf Hotel, in Bredbury, will be extended and converted into three terraced houses, while a further five houses and a bungalow will also be built at School Brow and Barrack Hill.
The 1850s building - originally named the Commercial Inn - will have its current extensions and roof replaced under the scheme, which has been submitted by D Woodman Developments. Earlier plans to demolish the pub entirely were rejected by Stockport council’s conservation officer, who considered it was of local interest and contributed to the setting of the Bredbury and Romiley War Memorial.
The revised proposals - which retain the late-Georgian style inn as part of a nine-home scheme - have attracted four neighbour objections, mainly on congestion grounds. One claims traffic is already ‘horrendous’. But the plans were approved by councillors when they went before Werneth area committee on Monday night.
