A decision on whether the owners of the Crooked House must rebuild the historic pub has been delayed again. A High Court appeal means the inquiry cannot go ahead as planned, leaving campaigners frustrated. More on the latest developments coming up.
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00:00Public inquiry into the future of the crooked house has been postponed following a legal
00:08challenge by the pub's owners. The Himley landmark was destroyed in a suspected arson
00:14attack in August last year and later demolished, prompting widespread anger. South Staffordshire
00:19Council had ordered the owners, ATE Farms Ltd, to rebuild the pub within three years,
00:26but an appeal to the High Court has now forced the authority to delay proceedings. The inquiry,
00:31originally scheduled for March, will only go ahead once any potential criminal proceedings
00:36have concluded. The council says it has exhausted all options to continue with the inquiry as
00:42planned and acknowledges the disappointment felt by residents. It maintains that it remains
00:47committed to seeing the matter resolved, but is now waiting for legal processes to run
00:52their course.
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