On Thursday 28th May 2009, a public meeting was organised by Cedar Care House at the request of us to discuss their revised planning application for the conversion of the Englishcombe Inn Public House to a 40 bed care home.

Cllr Sandry chaired the meeting where local residents and former regulars of the Engishcombe Inn questioned the developers, Cedar Care Homes, and their architects on their revised plans following comments and questions from local residents as well as the comments and views of the Council’s planners following the rejection of their first application.

Questions were asked about the highways access, parking, the plant room, as well as the proposed landscaping and the obvious loss of the community access of a public house.

 The developer informed the meeting that they hoped to submit a revised planning application in the next couple of weeks.

Cllr McGall informed the local residents present how the planning process worked and informed the meeting that notice of the planning application would be posted on this website, as well as in the Bath Chronicle.

Local residents and previous regulars of the Engishcombe Inn were asked to copy in their local councillors to representations to the Council’s Planning Department on this revised application.