Major redecoration and change is coming to an Isle of Wight pub.
The Sloop Inn, a grade II listed pub dating from the 18th century, is subject to a proposed works scheme.
Planning consultancy Boyer has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning and listed building consent for a series of internal and external changes to the pub, which is in Mill Square, Wootton Bridge.
The application was submitted on behalf of Boyer’s client, Mitchells and Butlers, and is said to represent a ‘positive investment’ to improve the former mill’s facilities, enhancing the pub’s ‘overall functionality’ and supporting its ‘long-term vitality’.
Internal redecorations encompass the bar front counter, bar back fitting alterations, the carvery, pizza and ice cream section of the pub, kitchen, glasswash room, party table area, toilets, entrance and adjacent dining space and the dining area.
Proposed external works include new lighting, new flood defences to doors, a plaque on the building’s history, garden redecorations and a repair of the sea wall.
Boyer also applied for planning permission to install new advertisements and signage with a new name for the establishment, The Watermill.
The consultancy’s submitted Planning and Heritage Statement said:
“The proposed works seek to ensure the public house will continue to be a vibrant destination, assisting in helping to retain and attract new patrons.
“It is considered that the proposed development, overall, would improve the appearance of the public house.
“The updated scheme proposes only necessary additions to modernise where necessary and retains all significant features of historic interest.
“The addition of the plaque about history will further this. Also, the new lighting and flood defences are considered to provide significant betterment from a customer experience and safety perspective.
“The implementation of attractive alterations and additions would be of an appropriate scale of development that provides a high-quality design that sensitively responds to the local historic context and enhances the existing character and local distinctiveness of the listed building.”
A public consultation on the application will finish on January 20.
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