Progress is being made to transform a closed pub in Berkshire
A closed pub in Berkshire is receiving a face lift to transform itself into a wine bar, BnB and a shop.
The Greyhound in Wargrave has been closed since December 2021 following the retirement of its tenant landlord, Steve Linstead.
Recently, H’Artisan won licensing consent to change the layout of the building, removing a disabled toilet to increase the size of the kitchen, reconfiguring the toilets in the bar area and removing the wall between the main bar and the wine bar. Work has been progressing since January last year to turn the pub into a wine bar, guest house and shop.
The change was approved by Wokingham Borough Council’s licensing department after a statutory consultation that ended last month. Construction is underway after permission to change the use of the Greyhound Inn was approved by the council in July 2023.
It is situated along the High Street on the A321, a route drivers and cyclists use to get to and from Henley.
Justifying the project, a planning agent from Montagu Evans wrote:
“The proposals will preserve and enhance the site and will deliver tangible benefits, including greatly improving the limited retail offering of Wargrave whilst also providing a community use which will benefit residents and visitor accommodation which will increase tourism.”
In January last year, scaffolding was up around the pub building, which was seen removed earlier this year.