Morden Tavern Group submits application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an 'Asset of Community Value' with 34 signatures

1/9/13

On the 28th of August, the Morden Tavern Group or MTG submitted an application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an Asset of Community Value. The group currently has 34 members who all live on the St Helier Estate and they all signed the application, which only required 21 signatures to make the application legally valid. The St Helier Pub Group offered its support and advice with their application. If accepted it would warrant the community the chance to buy or lease and run the Pub / Bar, which the developer promised to provide as part of their appeal to the planning inspector.

13/8/13 - Morden Tavern 'Asset of Community Value' Refusal notice

13/8/13

Morden Tavern 'Asset of Community Value' Refusal notice 

Merton Council’s reasons for refusing our application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an Asset of Community Value.

Response from Merton Council...

12/8/13

From Merton Council:

Apologies for the delay in replying.
The main reason for the delay was in considering the facts of this case and whether the application satisfies the Localism Act 2011. This consideration has been completed and the decision has been made. A letter has been sent by first class post to the applicant today confirming this decision which is not to list the Morden Tavern.

Why the Morden Tavern should be run as a co-operative pub, owned and run by the community...

Enterprise Inns where the chain that sold the MT Lease to Reef Estates. Reading this you may come to 'understand' why a Freehold pub will make money where a tied one cannot.

http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/08/working-all-the-hours-for-none.html

25/7/13 - Reef due to start work

25/7/13

St Helier Councillor Maxi Martin told the St Helier Community meeting tonight that Reef will begin development work at the end of August.

452 Signatures on Petition for Registering Morden Tavern as an Asset of Community Value

18/7/13

452 signatures collected on our petition in support of our application to have the MT registered as an ACV. Thank you everyone who signed, your continued support for our campaign is fantastic.

11/7/13 - private meeting with Merton Council Leader Stephen Alambritis

11/7/13

Members of the SHPG and CAMRA attended a private meeting with Merton Council Leader Stephen Alambritis. They pressed the case for Merton Council to register the MT as an Asset of Community Value and for an Article 4 Direction which would ensure that any change of use from A4 Public House would require a planning application. At present pubs can be converted to several other purposes without a planning application, including retail. A Direction would ensure local people have a say before this happens.