An image of the planned new pub at the junction of Yarmouth Road and London Road (c) Marston's
New pub set to create 70 jobs
By Elliot Furniss
Saturday, February 11, 2012
12:00 PM
UP to 70 new jobs are set to be created after the green light was given to build a pub on a patch of wasteland in Ipswich.
Marston’s Inns and Taverns has been given permission to start the redevelopment of the site near the River Gipping on the corner of Yarmouth Road and London Road.
The site, opposite the BMW garage, is the former Lankester’s Conservatories premises but is currently a concrete eyesore and has become rather overgrown.
The pub will have a floor space of 816sq m and will also have a first-floor manager’s flat for staff accommodation.
A car park with 63 spaces would be built alongside the pub and access to and from the site would be widened and improved.
Architects JWA prepared the application for Marston’s and said the aim would be to give the appearance that the building had been developed over time and employ architectural elements to keep the building to a domestic scale.
The plans were approved at the borough council’s planning and development committee this week, subject to a string of conditions.
The conditions cover a range of issues relating to the project, including landscaping, flood risk assessment, archaeological studies and access.
Latest News See all
- Video: Two men arrested after man is stabbed near to town’s Crown Court
- Travel: Spill leads to long A12 delays
- Suffolk/Essex: Why good local newspapers play such a vital role in the community
- Update: Tributes paid to Carmen Bucur who died in A14 collision at Nacton
- Lowestoft: Warning after fake bank notes circulated
More news
- Video: Two men arrested after man is stabbed near to town’s Crown Court
- Travel: Spill leads to long A12 delays
- Suffolk/Essex: Why good local newspapers play such a vital role in the community
- Update: Tributes paid to Carmen Bucur who died in A14 collision at Nacton
- Lowestoft: Warning after fake bank notes circulated
- East Anglia: Help our air ambulance heroes and be a lifesaver
- Bramford: Fate of village meadows could be resolved at meeting tonight
- Poll: New Tesco store opens its doors in Church Street, Saxmundham
- UK: Beatles star Ringo Starr pays tribute to Bee Gee Robin Gibbb
- Orford: Food revolution at town’s primary school
7 comments
Marstons built and operate The Raven on Ravenswood. Nobody else was interested in opening a pub there, and local Residents' Group sought out potential operators as they wanted a pub, which was in original planning brief. Marstons successfully operate a pub on Ravenswood where others didn't want to. Good luck to them at this new location.
Report this comment
John Cook
Monday, February 13, 2012
It is not just a pub as the headline and report suggests. The application is for a pub - restaurant. I would have thought that the amount of people to be employed at this establishment would have made this clear to all but the most negative of people. Nick Ward got it right. A good use of an unsightly piece of waste ground ... and, even better, more jobs for people.
Report this comment
Kenny M
Sunday, February 12, 2012
To Toby P: You beat me to it. Another case of the council packing off a problem area to the first developer baloney that comes along? No local community to draw on for customers, either. Add to that, having to have access on one of the slowest, narrowest, most clogged junctions in Ipswich - it's as mad as the original idea of a fire station. The road layout will be interesting to say the least....a plethora of their favoured traffic lights ??
Report this comment
Sarky Sage
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Building a new pub?. They must be stark raving mad.With beer at over three quid a pint and no smoking most of the current pubs are closing down or converted to flats.There used to be two pubs right opposite, the Ipswich Arms and the Royal William, they were there for years but were replaced by a German supermarket.
Report this comment
TOBY P.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
its not april the 1 st is it
Report this comment
Reggie
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Nice to see this area being used and will be a good use for the space
Report this comment
Nick Ward
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Even when its up and running people will still be going there to get wasted.
Report this comment
Kevin Smith
Saturday, February 11, 2012