Bedsit plan for vacant pub refused on grounds it would offer 'unacceptable standard of accommodation'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxPlans to turn a former pub into bedsits have been refused on the grounds it would provide future tenants with an ‘unacceptable standard of accommodation’.The controversial proposals would have seen The Friendship Inn, in Middleton, divided up into 11 separate bedrooms with a communal lounge and shared bathrooms.Submitted by property firm Gluck, the application generated more than 30 objections from members of the public.Local councillors also voiced concerns that bedsits often attract ‘transient’ tenants, who may not value ‘historic Cheapside’ as other residents do.Other objections included the potential impact on elderly and disabled people living in specialist accommodation nearby.The pub, at the junction of Cheapside.
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