Wetherspoons have applied for planning permission on the old Taylor’s Garage Site on Barras Street. We welcome the fact that there are plans to use this important site in Liskeard. We want to make sure that we end up with a good design which works with the surrounding buildings. We gave people an opportunity to comment via online and paper surveys. We received 184 responses.
To see the full report, please click here: Wetherspoons consultation report
To see all the comments made, please click here: Wetherspoons comments list
We were specifically asking about the designs but lots of people wanted to give their wider views. Everyone was happy to see the site being used at last. Most who commented were strongly in favour of Wetherspoons coming to Liskeard. Some were strongly against.
Most people were happy with the designs as they stood. Four in ten people felt that the proposed design was too high, overshadowing Stuart House. Many people also expressed concerns about the fact that the building would be so close to Stuart House and come right up to the pavement. Around a third said they did not think the designs fitted well with surrounding buildings. A significant number of people called for locally-appropriate materials to be used.
Cornwall Council decides on planning permission. Liskeard Town Council has the right to comment as part of this process. The town councillors have all seen the consultation report and detailed comments.
The Town Council Planning committee on 16 June discussed Wetherspoons application for listed building consent. They agreed to support the application on the condition that the concerns of Stuart House and the views of Historic England are addressed, and the Conservation Officer supports the application.
The Town Council Planning Committee will be discussing the main planning application on 30 June.
To see the planning application, please use the link below:
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Pleased to have Weatherspoons in the town.In other towns which I have visited,the pub has taken into consideration local heritage and encouraged the history of town to be displayed on the premises.Each of these pubs have been individually designed to blend in with the local envoirement.
It will be good to see the derelict space utilised. I worked at Taylors Motors for many happy years and it is sad to see it like it is.
Regarding the design, my only concern is the doors opening onto what is already quite a narrow pavement, particularly near to the Kivells building.
Lots of comments regarding disruption of Stuart House activities. When I worked at the garage there weren’t that many evening events taking place at Stuart House. I don’t ever go to Liskeard to drink/socialise, but if this was built I could well do. The knock on effect of bringing people into the town would benefit the nearby pubs.
I think with a few tweeks this plan could work and bring custom to Liskeard. Although, if there was a few tables out the front it could entice people in when the sun is shining.
Liskeard needs a venue like this to draw people into the area later in the day/evening.
It is high time that we had a comfortable place to take families and have a reasonable priced meal. It will have a knock affect to the other establishments. In other places Bodmin, Truro & St Austell weatherspoons becomes a meeting place and people then move on later to other venues. Curry, steak, fish and Mexican nights encourage a wider usage. I bet about a year after it opens, Liskeard residents will be saying why did this not happen sooner
writting in support of Wetherspoon application in Liskeard.
providing jobs
encourage what few pubs we have to perform better.
will be welcome by the towns people.
as for the “impact” on Stuart House,i doubt if it will be as bad as the current state of deriliction of the site,or the previous red plastic garage fore court
Keen to see Wetherspoons in our town, somewhere the all can go for a meal. Just what we need to bring people into town both day and night.