"We propose to completely renovate the public house to provide a quality destination for drinking and eating at the heart of the village, then convert the existing storage barn into a two bed cottage and provide for an adjacent new three bed cottage. New seating and landscaped areas will be provided to the front of the building. As part of the proposal we will make the following conditions:

• The pub will be fully refurbished and opened before any other building work takes place. This refurbishment will be inside and out including landscaping and will take a massive investment.
• We will take responsibility for opening and sourcing quality management for the pub (we have experience at The Sun Inn (www.suninn.co.uk) in Hawkshead which we have owned for several years)
• The owners/occupiers of the new houses will be covenanted not to object to the pub's existence.
• We will work with CAMRA and the Prince of Wales' 'Pub is the Hub' charity (www.pubisthehub.org.uk) and consult with locals to bring about a sustainable local offering.
• The aim is to create a business and living quarters which will appeal to a dedicated couple seeking a village pub lifestyle, and which can survive without huge turnover
• There will be no significant loss of car parking
• There will be a small children's/family outside area - sufficient for a 'village pub'.

Please email any comments to me at redlioncaston@yahoo.co.uk , or post them into the box at the Red Lion. If we can harness the enthusiasm shown so far for the village pub then I am sure we can turn it into a success story.
Yours faithfully,
Dan Metcalfe,
Land House, Shropham