Historic Nottinghamshire pub's fate revealed as decision issued on 200-year-old boozer

It had last been used as a disco bar, where drinkers could listen to music from the 70s, 80s and 90s

The fate of a closed Nottinghamshire pub has been revealed after a decision was made on plans to give it a new lease of life. The Rewind on Carlton Road, Worksop, shut in July this year and now planning permission has been approved by Bassetlaw District Council to make this closure permanent.

The council has given applicant Michal Such permission to convert the entirety of the once-popular boozer into eight flats. In the recent past the venue had been used as a disco bar, where punters could go on Fridays and Saturdays to listen to music from the 70s, 80s and 90s, but before this it had been known as the King’s Head.

If the approved plans are implemented, the building's ground floor and bar would host four flats, with four more created on the first floor. No changes are planned to the outside of the early-19th century structure, which was most notably changed in 1904 by Worksop & Retford Brewery, according to planning documents.

The early 20th-century alterations were carried out to designs by noted local architect Arthur Hubert Richardson, who designed numerous prominent buildings in the town, including its Grade II-listed War Memorial. Council officials concluded the lack of changes planned to the pub, which had been identified as a positive building in 2011, would preserve the character and appearance of the Worksop conservation area and the other heritage assets surrounding it.

The property's developer said its "constrained character" and closeness to Worksop railway station and bus station meant future occupants would not need new parking spaces. In a document setting out the council's decision to approve the project, a planning officer said: "The application site is considered to be a sustainable location for residential development, being positioned within an urban area at the edge of Worksop town centre

"It is considered that the proposed conversion would not cause detriment to the character and appearance of the area or the residential amenity enjoyed by the occupiers of nearby dwellings and future occupiers would enjoy a reasonable level of residential amenity. The development would preserve the setting of nearby heritage assets and would not result in any detriment to highway safety."