By John Baron
A popular Horsforth pub is set for an external revamp after planners gave the proposals the green light.
Applicant Mitchells and Butlers say the work at The Eleventh Earl, on Fink Hill, will involve ‘sensitive and sympathetic’ additions and improvements which will enhance the pub’s character and appearance.
Improvements approved by council planners include:
- New walling, fencing and gates.
- Installation of festoon lighting on timber posts.
- Resurfacing and extension of tarmac parking area.
- External redecoration works and new cladding and lighting to entrance.
A planning statement submitted with the application stated: “The proposals will enable the public house and grounds to be updated, modernised and maintained to meet present day operational and customer demands.
“The proposed works will enable significant investment into the continued use as of the facility as a public house and restaurant ensuring its retention and enhancement as a local community facility and its long-term sustainability.”
Horsforth Town Council supported the application, commenting that the development will sympathetically improve the appearance of a prominently situated building, located within a conservation area.
- The plans can be viewed in full here.
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