Residents object to flat plans for pub which Shropshire town is named after
Residents have objected to plans to convert the very pub which a Shropshire town was named after.
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The Craven Arms Hotel, in Shrewsbury Road, Craven Arms, is subject to plans for the ground floor to be turned into seven apartments.
One objector, Lyndon Essex, said: “The Craven Arms Hotel is an important historical building in the town, and should be maintained as a pub/restaurant.
“The town is, after all, named after the pub.
"I did support the original application as I felt converting the top two floors into flats was a compromise necessary to keep the pub open.
“However, if this amended application was granted then it would mean there would be no possibility on retaining a pub at this historic location, and that would be a great loss to the town.
