Bid to turn North Northants village pub into house
A long-closed village pub could be converted into a house if a planning application is approved.
The application, for a change of use from public house to single dwelling house, is for the former Black Horse pub, in Fotheringhay Road, Nassington, and would see minor external alterations including a replacement front door and new rooflight; minor internal alterations and the construction of new garage to the rear of the property.
The pub has been closed since before the turn of the decade.
The planning application is among those received by North Northants Council recently.


Other applications include:
Installation of a home wall mounted 7kw EV charger to the garage within a private driveway at The Gables, 54 Church Street, Broughton;
Replacement of an existing pumped drainage system with a new gravity fed system at School House, New Street, Oundle;
Change of use of agricultural building to a seven-bedroom two-storey dwelling, including operations to convert the building, driveway, parking, cart lodge and garden at the grain store to the south-east of Greenfield Lodge, A509 London Road, Strixton, Wellingborough;
Erection of a single-storey garden room with bifold doors at Primrose House, High Street, Cranford;
Erection of a dwelling in land to the rear of 32 Church Street, with a new access from Oundle Road at 32 Church Street, Weldon;
Construction of a side extension to create ground floor commercial premises, a two-bedroom first floor flat and a two-bedroom loft flat at Flat 1, 5A Station Road, Irthlingborough;
Repair works to roof and stonework at Mears Ashby Hall, 22 Wilby Road, Mears Ashby;
Demolition of rear extension, construction of single storey rear extension and replacement of existing windows with matching casements at 47 Cranford Road, Grafton Underwood;
Detached garden room at 3 Nursery Court, Mears Ashby;
Retention of internal alterations including formation of WC facilities, installation of small kitchen / serving area, lightweight internal partitions and associated finishes. New internal alteration to include adaptation of store cupboard to provide baby-changing facility and installation of non-illuminated, removable signage (part retrospective) at 71 - 75 High Street, Thrapston;
Southeast Orchid House extension to the Coach House adjoining manor farmhouse at Manor Farm, High Street, Twywell;
Single storey extension and alterations, demolition of single storey garage and construction of one and a half storey garage and annexe with garden kitchen structure, associated ground works and hard landscaping at Floral Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn;
Shop front alterations, conversion of vacant upper floors to six bed HMO and erection of rear box dormers at 25 - 27 Church Street, Rushden;
Demolition of existing outbuilding and new garden room at 4 Wood Street, Geddington;
Proposed extension and conversion of existing garage and outbuilding into a new dwelling with associated parking at 54 West Street, Kings Cliffe;
Replacement single storey side extension, internal alterations. New open entrance porch and external veranda/covered seating area at 7A Benefield Road, Oundle;
Replacement rear extension, single storey side infill extension, new cladding, new entrance and replacement fenestration and associated path. at The Hare, 5 Main Street, Loddington;
Southeast Orchid House extension to the Coach House adjoining manor farmhouse at Manor Farm, High Street, Twywell;
Refurbishing outbuilding into habitable accommodation over stores and entrance hall with internal alterations, modify external doors to include glazed panels, alterations to roof, rebuild existing chimney and provision of pattress plates at Home Farm, Kettering Road, Burton Latimer;
Refurbishment of dovecote including mezzanine. at 10 High Street, Collyweston.
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