Council plans for former pub (From Daily Echo)
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Council wants to bulldoze former Winchester pub
11:16am Thursday 28th February 2013 in News
Council plans for former pub
COUNCIL chiefs want to buy a former pub and bulldoze it to make way for a new community centre.
Winchester City Council has bid for the New Queen’s Head in Stanmore Lane which had a price tag of £1m.
Bargate Homes had twice been refused planning permission to demolish the pub and build houses as well as a convenience store.
Now the council wants to move the Carroll Centre, Community Centre and Scout Hut in Somers Close to a new building on the plot.
Proposals for the new “community and leisure hub” include a five-court sports hall and 80-space car park.
