I received this E mail. It is a great pub and it sounds as if the recent owner was conned when selling as it was understood that the pub would carry on.
Hello again.
I was invited to an open meeting in Amberley yesterday and learnt all about developments relating to the Black Horse.
There were 16 viewings by potential new owners in a week at the BH, so Pauline told me, though the purchaser concluded the deal within just a few days. The price was based on the BH contining as a going concern and the indication was that change of use ( ie to de-license it) would not be an option.
The current owner has no intention of running the BH as a pub but wants to convert the premises into two houses. This totally contradicts all understanding about the continuing use of the premises as a public house. Needless to say the residents of Amberley are horrified and are as one in trying to make sure that Horshan Distric Council reject this application, which is going to committee on 24th August.
Whether AAMC ever returns to the Black Horse is for discussion, should it open again as a pub, but if only for old time's sake, and to support the folks in Amberley Village, please do support the campaign to keep the BH open. Here is the content of the appeal...
John
Help Save The Black Horse, Amberley
The Black Horse was never a ‘failed’ pub and there is no reason it should not continue to flourish as an important village amenity. Please help the community of Amberley prevent a developer, who has bought it, from trying to profit by turning it into houses.
A formal planning application to convert the pub into two houses has now been submitted to Horsham District Council and the closing date for objections is Friday, August 24.
As a visitor to the village, you might like to register your objection to this application, expressing your disappointment at the closure of a pub in the very heart of Amberley, which is now part of the newly-created South Downs National Park. As well as providing a convenient stopping point for those walking or cycling along the South Downs Way, it was the home for many years of the weekly gatherings of Amberley Folk Club which attracted musicians and audiences from across the world.
Many visitors chose to stop in Amberley for a meal or drink, or stay overnight in one of the B&Bs, because the village had the facilities of a centrally located pub. It appears in most guide books and its closure is impacting on other village attractions.
You can register your objection online at Planning Click on View Planning Applications and then click on public access system. Search for application references SDNP/12/01031/FUL. Where it says Stance tick the object ‘circle’ (if you are objecting), then Residential Amenity, then click the Submit button.
On the website you will also be able see the plans and shortly be able to read the representations by the Black Horse Action Group, The Amberley Society and Amberley Parish Council, all of whom strongly oppose the application.
Alternatively you can write to Hazel Corke, Planning Department, Horsham District Council, Park North, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RL, quoting the reference numbers SDNP/12/01031/FUL and SDNP/12/01032/LIS
PLEASE OPPOSE THIS UNWELCOME APPLICATION AND HELP SAVE THIS HISTORIC PUB IN ONE OF SUSSEX’S MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES
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Hello again.
I was invited to an open meeting in Amberley yesterday and learnt all about developments relating to the Black Horse.
There were 16 viewings by potential new owners in a week at the BH, so Pauline told me, though the purchaser concluded the deal within just a few days. The price was based on the BH contining as a going concern and the indication was that change of use ( ie to de-license it) would not be an option.
The current owner has no intention of running the BH as a pub but wants to convert the premises into two houses. This totally contradicts all understanding about the continuing use of the premises as a public house. Needless to say the residents of Amberley are horrified and are as one in trying to make sure that Horshan Distric Council reject this application, which is going to committee on 24th August.
Whether AAMC ever returns to the Black Horse is for discussion, should it open again as a pub, but if only for old time's sake, and to support the folks in Amberley Village, please do support the campaign to keep the BH open. Here is the content of the appeal...
John
Help Save The Black Horse, Amberley
The Black Horse was never a ‘failed’ pub and there is no reason it should not continue to flourish as an important village amenity. Please help the community of Amberley prevent a developer, who has bought it, from trying to profit by turning it into houses.
A formal planning application to convert the pub into two houses has now been submitted to Horsham District Council and the closing date for objections is Friday, August 24.
As a visitor to the village, you might like to register your objection to this application, expressing your disappointment at the closure of a pub in the very heart of Amberley, which is now part of the newly-created South Downs National Park. As well as providing a convenient stopping point for those walking or cycling along the South Downs Way, it was the home for many years of the weekly gatherings of Amberley Folk Club which attracted musicians and audiences from across the world.
Many visitors chose to stop in Amberley for a meal or drink, or stay overnight in one of the B&Bs, because the village had the facilities of a centrally located pub. It appears in most guide books and its closure is impacting on other village attractions.
You can register your objection online at Planning Click on View Planning Applications and then click on public access system. Search for application references SDNP/12/01031/FUL. Where it says Stance tick the object ‘circle’ (if you are objecting), then Residential Amenity, then click the Submit button.
On the website you will also be able see the plans and shortly be able to read the representations by the Black Horse Action Group, The Amberley Society and Amberley Parish Council, all of whom strongly oppose the application.
Alternatively you can write to Hazel Corke, Planning Department, Horsham District Council, Park North, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RL, quoting the reference numbers SDNP/12/01031/FUL and SDNP/12/01032/LIS
PLEASE OPPOSE THIS UNWELCOME APPLICATION AND HELP SAVE THIS HISTORIC PUB IN ONE OF SUSSEX’S MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES
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