Ellie Ames 28 March 2024

Crooked House owners appeal against rebuild order

Crooked House owners appeal against rebuild order image
Image: Crooked House website

The owners of ‘Britain’s wonkiest inn’ have lodged an appeal against an order to rebuild the popular lopsided pub.

A fire, which police are treating as arson, broke out at the Crooked House in Himley, near Dudley, on 5 August. The 18th century building was then demolished.

South Staffordshire Council served an enforcement notice for unlawful demolition on 27 February, which said the pub must be ‘built back to what it was prior to the fire’ within three years.

The local authority said it is now awaiting an appeal date and the appointment of a planning inspector.

When the council issued the enforcement notice, its leader, Roger Lees, said: ‘We have not taken this action lightly, but we believe that it is right to bring the owners, who demolished the building without consent, to account and we are committed to do what we can to get the Crooked House rebuilt.’

Five men and one woman were arrested in connection with the fire. They have been released on conditional bail.

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