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Search the Public Notice PortalFurther plans to fix up a run-down pub and turn it into a Thai massage centre have been approved.
The Tree in Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth, shut down in 2019 and campaigns to save it secured some much-needed repairs to the building but could not bring it back into use as a pub.
Plans for a change of use of the Grade II listed building followed in 2025, gaining approval that May.
A second application for listed building consent was then required this May for some additional internal and roof works, gaining approval yesterday (September 21).
This covered changes to the floors, walls, ceilings, and roof, including temporary removal and replacement of roof tiles to allow for structural alterations.
Once all of this is complete, the massage business will be able to open under the terms of the permission.
The latest plans show a reception by the front door, with four treatment rooms further back, storage space in the basement, and a staff area upstairs.
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The Tree was apparently marketed over nine months after closure, during which time it was viewed 25 times but no offers to buy it for use as a pub were made.
Most potential buyers were apparently interested in residential redevelopment.
The applicant said its proposal would “prevent the building from falling into disrepair, ensuring its long-term preservation”.
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