The Westminster pub in St Ann’s may have been saved

Confusion continues over the future of the Westminster pub in St Ann's, however, pub regulars are ready to celebrate as the pub may have been saved.

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The Westminster pub

The Manager of the Public house, along with campaign organiser Mr Pete Loft, said that they were much relived that the pub had been saved after being informed by the pub's owners Punch Taverns that the "applicant had withdrawn their planning application."

The Nottingham Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses, based in Carlton, submitted a planning application in April, which will see the Westminster pub demolished to make way for a new Kingdom Hall.

"We have worked very hard to save the Wessey" said Mr Loft.

"We have submitted two petitions & over a hundred letters of objection to the plans, and everyone who objected received an acknowledgement through the post.

"We were waiting to see when the application would be discussed by the planning committee, but each month it doesn't happen so we knew something was going-off.

"The Area manager of Punch Tavern's told us on Tuesday 'there was nothing to worry about as the applicant had withdrawn their planning application', which is really good news for pub regulars and the St Ann's community," he said.

However, on Friday afternoon the Development Department at the City Council said that the application is "still pending," and was not aware of its withdrawal. However, the planning officer was unable to say if it would be discussed at the next meeting listed for 22nd August?

The application was scheduled to go before the planning committee on 23rd May, 20th June and 18th July, and was not included on the agenda.