Fears pub left derelict for nine years could 'burn down like The Crooked House'
Residents and parish councillors in a Shropshire village have said they fear a pub allowed to sit derelict for nine years could end up burning down like The Crooked House pub in South Staffordshire.
The Cape of Good Hope public house at Billingsley, near Bridgnorth has stood empty since it was closed in 2014.
It was bought by a developer N. Malik in October 2015 for £145,000 and plans were eventually submitted and approved in 2019 to knock down the pub and replace it with two semi-detached homes.
However, no work has been done on the site and the planning permission has now expired.
