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From the
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk By Liam McInerney, 18th November 2018.
All Inn One pub in Forest Hill could be turned into hotel.
An application to demolish a Forest Hill pub in order to build a hotel
has been met with fury.
All Inn One, on 53 Perry Vale, described as "one of the jewels in Forest
Hill’s Crown", would be replaced with a 65-roomed hotel if plans are
accepted.
Councillor Liam Curran told News Shopper the proposal was "mad" and he
was "utterly upset" by it.
He added: "I have been going there since I was a teenager. It has been a
permanent feature of my life. It’s such a great pub and it would be a
terrible loss.
"To lose a busy and successful pub would be unthinkable. If this pub
goes then no pub is safe.
"Julia and her husband Richard have done a brilliant job, they serve
good food and beer."
Vanquish Iconic Developments has submitted the proposals to Lewisham
Council who will now decide whether to grant the application.
A public house and a restaurant are included in the plans to construct
the new six-storey hotel.
Cllr Curran said he is not against a hotel in Forest Hill but stressed
that demolishing a pub was not the answer.
He said: "You can’t create something nice by smashing up something nice
that is already functioning.
"Let’s hope there is a hotel here one day, but don’t knock down a very
good pub."
In a passionate tweet, Cllr Curran described the proposal as cultural
and social vandalism.
He said it was one of the biggest responses he has had to a tweet, which
he believes highlights the popularity of the pub once known as the
"Foresters Arms."
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