Swan Inn

• The owners of the Swan Inn, which closed on 22 November 2010, applied to Milton Keynes Council on 20 January 2011 for planning permission for change of use from public house (use class A4) to dwelling house (use class C3). The application is number 11/00107/FUL. Details of the application are available on the Milton Keynes Council website. For convenience, copies of the related documents are presented here.
   
• MKC Planning Committee date was 14 April 2011. The Application Committee Report recommended the application be turned down, because all possible methods of retaining the pub had not been explored fully. However, a decision was deferred to allow the applicant to provide further information on the non-viability of the pub.
  Update: subsequently approved on 4 May 2011 (see right).
   
• The following additional information was added on 2 April:
  • Additional Information from the Swan's owners - including Residents' Survey and Accounts. The freehold is valued at £264,615.
  • Additional Information
  • Highway Officer
  • Sherington Parish Council - 'reluctantly' raised no objections
  • Planning policy - because the freehold has not been offered for sale, the owners have not taken all possible steps to retain the premises as a public house.
  • Scientific Officer - Environmental Protection Team
  
  
• The application included the following documents:
  • Original application form
  • Existing elevations
  • Proposed elevations
  • Existing floor plans
  • Proposed floor plans
  
  
• Supporting information is provided in Supporting Documents And Information. It includes the following information:
  • Charles Wells closed the Swan Inn on 6 February 2009.
  • Nikung, Kiran, Girish and Dipen Patel purchased the Swan Inn on 22 July 2009.
  • Around £50,000 was spent on refurbishment.
  • The Swan Inn reopened on 4 December 2009.
  • Profit and Loss accounts for July 2009 to April 2010 show a loss of £29,736, which continued to increase over subsequent months.
  • The Swan Inn was closed on 22 November 2010.
  • Since then the pub has been on the market for lease at a rent of £26,000 per annum through Aitchison & Rafferty, but there has been no serious interest.
  
  
• Council officers have recorded the following observations:
  • Site Visit Notes
  • Conservation Officer
  • Development Plans Officer
  • Scientific Officer - Environmental Protection Team
  
  
• The following three representations from the public have been made, including comments made on behalf of the Parish Council and Shopco:
  • 12 Carters Close
  • 13 Perry Lane
  • 50 Carters Close