{"id":321997,"date":"2025-08-06T08:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/321997\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:09:15","slug":"vacant-pub-set-to-become-restaurant-and-hmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/321997\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacant pub set to become restaurant and HMO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orange Tree pub could be converted<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_The-Orange-Tree.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Orange Tree in Altrincham<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Plans to convert a vacant pub in Altrincham town centre into a restaurant and a house of multiple occupancy have been lodged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Orange Tree pub sits in the Old Market Place Conservation Area, which has been on the English Heritage At Risk Register since 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Taurus Design Services, acting for applicant Mr D Walton, says in a design and access statement on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/trafford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Trafford<\/a> council\u2019s planning portal that since 2014, The Orange Tree has \u2018deteriorated noticeably both in appearance and from structural failings and has had up to four landlords in the last four years\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe uses during this time only added to the decay of the property internally and the appearance of the exterior, particularly to the side and rear,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Never miss a story with the MEN&#8217;s daily Catch Up newsletter &#8211; get it in your inbox by signing up <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe redevelopment of The Orange Tree will ensure the future longevity of the property and bring much-needed revenue to the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The proposed use will be HMO on the first and second floors, comprising 10 bedrooms \u2013 five on each floor \u2013 with ensuite facilities and a shared lounge and kitchen area. On the ground floor there will be a licensed restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">There are also plans to extend the premises along Albert Street. Historic mapping shows a building once stood on the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GY77Jy0SeCL8ZFZaNcWsVq\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IuEiMBO5xcCLDUGbBHsvC1\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As part of the redesign to the rear of the building, a one-and-a-half-storey extension will be built over the footprint of what was once the stables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The statement adds: \u201cThe front elevation of the property will be refurbished using high-quality materials to restore the frontage in keeping with its surroundings. It is proposed to remodel the rear elevation completely by removing all the previous extensions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Manc Life WhatsApp group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KfTmjBfYQVuE2KHTPAQMIj\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orange Tree pub could be convertedThe Orange Tree in Altrincham Plans to convert a vacant pub in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,1289,26900,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-321997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-trafford","13":"tag-trafford-council","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114980806222393879","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}