Decision on plan for new tap room pub in New Street, Ledbury

A planned new “tap room” in the heart of a Herefordshire town has been given permission after a previous bid nearby was refused.

Dean Cartwright applied in March to convert 10 New Street, Ledbury, currently a convenience store.

His earlier bid in 2023 to convert a nearby shop at 4 New Street was refused permission due to concerns over the impact on the grade II* listed building, and over “accessibility and safety issues” from deliveries to the property on the narrow street.

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Number 10 by contrast is not listed, though delivery access would be from the street as previously.

There was no objection to the later scheme from Ledbury Town Council, nor from residents, with three public submissions backing the plan.

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With no outstanding technical objections either, planning officer Amber Morris concluded that “the only real implication… is going to be noise from patrons which is expected to be limited given use as a wine bar [sic], and will inevitably also improve the natural surveillance of this part of the city in the evening”.

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The proposal would also “provide a modest boost to this part of Ledbury town centre and continued local employment”, she added.

Full planning permission was granted.

Attempts were made to contact Mr Cartwright for comment. It is understood he already runs the Weavers Tap Room in Malvern and two venues in Kidderminster.