A closed pub that had a 'reputation' could soon be demolished and replaced with council houses.
There are plans for the Inham Nook pub on Inham Road in Chilwell to be knocked down and replaced with affordable homes.
The future of the council-owned site will be decided at a Broxtowe Borough Council planning committee on March 9.
Chilwell West Councillor Colin Tideswell, has supported the plans, which he said had been welcomed by locals.
"The council is looking to build council houses on the site, in the region of 17 properties," Mr Tideswell said.
"The pub has had several landlords over the past years and they have not been able to make a go of it for a long time.
"The pub is not of those sites that can be utilised as a capital asset, and I'm all for the council houses. People are happy it will be used."
Locals had previously claimed that the pub was 'rough' and that people had avoided it when it was open.
Mr Tideswell added: "Like a lot of estate pubs elsewhere it did get a certain reputation, there were a few people who said 'you do not want to go there'.
"But I frequented it and never had any problems, but if you asked some people that would say it was 'rough'.
"Despite that reputation some people talked about, others will be sad to see it go but also relieved that something is being done with the area."
Documents supporting the application have said that there was "little chance of a pub becoming a viable business given the recent history" of the site.
But a member of the Campaign for Real Ale has said that the preservation of the 1950's pub, which was built at the same time as the wider estate, would benefit the area.
Pub historian Nick Molyneux, who is part of the Nottingham branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), said: "It is one of those estate pubs that was built immediately post war with the rest of the estate.
"It has had its ups and downs and what some would say were 'behaviour problems' but it doesn't seem that anyone has been consulted on what they would like to happen to the pub."
A council document suggested that due to other public houses being close to the site as well as the nearby library and community centre, the demolition would not impact on the amenities of locals.
"One of the problems with this plan is that the building itself is very good, it's a 1950's pub and there are only a few surviving in the borough of Broxtowe," Mr Molyneux added.
"It was built to be part of the community, I would much rather it be re-used which would seem to be more sustainable.
"The demolition would take away amenity so where would these people at the new homes go for there amenity, if it can't work as a pub it could serve the community in other ways."
A spokesperson for Broxtowe Borough Council said: "Broxtowe Borough Council own the site of the Inham Nook public house and are currently proposing to redevelop the site principally for affordable housing.
"A full planning application is due to be submitted in the spring following a consultation event which is currently being held with local residents."
The application will be determined at the March 9 meeting of Broxtowe Borough Council's planning committee.
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