Pub may become shop and homes under proposals

BUT COUNCILLORS CONCERNED OVER LORRY ACCESS NEAR CONGESTED ROUNDABOUT

- By EDDIE BISKNELL Local democracy reporter

PLANS to turn a pub into a shop on what is said to be one of Derbyshire’s worst congestion hotspots look set to be approved.

The project, managed by David Swann Architect, would involve the former Bulls Head pub in Little Hallam Hill, Ilkeston, being turned into a convenience store and five flats.

The applicant’s details have been completely redacted in the application documents.

But Erewash Borough Council officers have recommended that the plans are approved at a meeting next week following a deferral from councillors in February for further talks.

Those further talks related to concerns over delivery vehicles not being able to access the site safely and without major impact on an already notoriously congested roundabout. Derbyshire County Council, which is responsible for highways, had said the scheme was acceptable in February and has reconfirmed this position following further talks, saying the old pub also had deliveries and no issues were raised.