The only pub in a Nottinghamshire village looks set to survive controversial plans to demolish it and build new houses. The Gardeners Inn, in Cossall, near Ilkeston, was closed in February this year, with plans submitted to knock it down and build five detached houses.
Former landlady Sue Maxwell, who ran The Gardeners Inn since 2015, found out the pub had been sold to two new landlords, who intended on redeveloping the site, in July 2021. After her lease expired in February this year the pub was fenced off and boarded up.
But now, ahead of a Broxtowe Borough Council planning committee on September 7, planning officers have recommended the plans should be rejected. A planning officer said a 'significantly high number' of objections had been raised, with the pub serving as a local community facility.
