The Horse Guards pub future uncertain after housing conversion plans withdrawn

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 06:00 · Archive

A long-closed Wiltshire pub is being marketed for £500,000 after plans to convert it into a home were abandoned.

The Horse Guards in Park Lane, Brokenborough, near Malmesbury, has been closed since early 2020 and is now being marketed for £500,000 by THP Chartered Surveyors in Cheltenham. It is offered for sale or to let as a pub or community facility, subject to planning consent.

The property extends to about 3,697 square feet. The ground floor contains a lounge and bar, snug, dining area, kitchen and storage. There are two bedrooms upstairs, parking at the front and a garden to the rear. The building requires refurbishment.

A planning application to convert the pub into a single dwelling was submitted to Wiltshire Council in July and withdrawn on 18 August, before the council made a decision. The application was therefore neither approved nor refused.

The property's marketing details refer to a covenant that restricts its future use to a pub or community purpose rather than residential conversion. THP Chartered Surveyors has received a few enquiries, but none has progressed further.

Susannah Sterry, clerk to Brokenborough Parish Council, said the future of the building had been a constant concern since its closure. The parish council had registered the Horse Guards as an Asset of Community Value, but no buyer came forward through the scheme and the designation has now expired.

How it is being reported

• Future of deteriorating pub uncertain as housing plans collapseThe future of a long-closed Wiltshire pub remains uncertain after plans to convert it into a home were withdrawn.Swindon Advertiser · 13 Oct, 05:00
• Future of deteriorating pub uncertain as housing plans collapseThe future of a long-closed Wiltshire pub remains uncertain after plans to convert it into a home were withdrawn.Wiltshire Times · 13 Oct, 05:00
• Future of deteriorating pub uncertain as housing plans collapseThe future of a long-closed Wiltshire pub remains uncertain after plans to convert it into a home were withdrawn.Gazette & Herald · 13 Oct, 05:00

In this story: The Horse Guards · Brokenborough · Malmesbury · Wiltshire Council · THP Chartered Surveyors · Brokenborough Parish Council · Susannah Sterry

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