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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Other plans by Crooked House owners have caused anger in Midlands

Local people look at the ruins of the Crooked House pub near Dudley
Local people look at the ruins of the Crooked House pub near Dudley. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The Guardian

The new owners of the Crooked House pub in Staffordshire, which was burned down in a fire and subsequently demolished, have angered local people in a series of other redevelopment plans across the Midlands.

Planning documents reveal ATE Farms, which bought the Crooked House from Marston’s brewery in July, and its associated companies have attracted dozens of complaints over plans that include building a solar farm and holiday lodges in the countryside, and redeveloping a village pub.

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