Save The Salt House Abbey Rd!

Hi All,

The developer has put in the planning application. You can view it on the Westminster planning application page here: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/planning
The reference is:18/02058/FULL
You will see from the plans that they make reference to the first floor being staff accommodation, this is not true, it is the function room for the pub and the washing area for the restaurant. This requires change of use which would affect the running of a pub.

It appears from this application that they are keeping the ground floor a pub, however so far they have made it difficult for anyone to take on the lease by putting in impossible terms and as far as the local campaign group is aware they have no-one to run the pub. Several offers were put in to run it but nothing agreed. This could spell the end of the pub for good. It is imperative that everyone makes their objections to this planning application.

Thanks for the support.

Let's keep sharing and try and push this up to 2000 signatures!

UPDATE: Sadly, the pub will now close on the 24th December. The developers have not been in touch and refused to comment to Ham & High on their plans for the pub. They clearly have no intention of keeping any current staff on or continuing the pub as it is. We have been given the impression, however, that they will convert most of the building into luxury flats, perhaps keeping a very small section at the front as a pub or bar, which is often the thin wedge of permanent closure of a pub once the flats above are sold.
Karen Buck and the St Johns Wood Society are working with us to do what we can to stop this happening. As of 4th Dec they have not yet applied for planning permission, you can keep an eye on it and object as soon as they do here: http://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/

Thanks for all your support so far.