Black Country landlady's shock at plans to turn her pub into flats
The licensee of an at-risk pub has spoken of her shock at finding it has been put up for sale and claimed a lack of support from the brewery which owns it.
Fiona Tennant said she was astonished to find out that the Brook Inn in Woodsetton had been put up for a planning application to convert it into flats without her prior knowledge.
Five flats have been proposed on the site of the pub which dates back to 1835 and was run by the Tully family for nearly 100 years.
Under the application, three one-bed, a two-bed and a three-bed homes are proposed, with a two-storey rear extension replacing the existing extension also included in the plans submitted to Dudley Council on August 2.
Explaining the proposal, the applicant said: "The proposed conversion of the public house to residential apartments is due to the lack of demand for its current use."
