Noticeboard

Chris Moss and Paul Hansen took advantage of the fine weekend weather to dismantle and rebuild the bus shelter/village information point at Ash Tree Corner. When the noticeboards are completed bus passengers will be able to browse parish information, maps and history while waiting in greater comfort for the bus.

Following around 16 months of closure, the White Hart is once again the subject of a planning application which envisages conversion of the former inn into four residential units.

Details of the application, including letters submitted for and against the proposal by the public, can be seen here.

The White Hart (pictured here both in the 1950s and showing the bar after the 2011 renovation) had served the village for centuries, until the business entered a rocky patch in the twenty-first century, shutting and reopening several times. A similar planning application in 2015/16 for change to residential use gave rise to a campaign ("Save the White Hart"), and WBC refused the application. It was rejected on appeal in 2018, and the pub intermittently reopened. However, local support was not widely evident.

The White Hart closed its doors finally in the autumn of 2022, and a board has since been advertising the business for sale, freehold or leasehold.

Hamstead Marshall Parish Council will be holding a meeting to discuss this application at 7.3opm, Wednesday 24th April in the village hall. Only councillors will be allowed to speak. WBC is expected to decide on the application on 30th May.