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BBC News
01-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Firm linked to Crooked House goes into liquidation
A firm linked to the ex-owner of the Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire before being demolished illegally, has gone into liquidation with debts of £ Environmental Ltd (HEL), which owns the 15-hectare Oak Farm Quarry and Landfill site adjacent to the pub, which was reduced to a pile of bricks nearly two years ago, has been wound up voluntarily, Companies House October, the Environment Agency (EA) obtained an injunction against the firm over a risk of pollution and to human health on the land, near Adam Taylor was a director of HEL and a previous director of the firm that bought the pub from Marstons in July 2023. The Crooked House - whose demolition sparked widespread anger and a campaign to get it rebuilt - was bought by ATE Farms Limited, based in Bedworth, Taylor's wife Carly was also a director, before she stepped down from the firm last December. Information at Companies House stated that members of HEL met and agreed to it being wound up on 13 March, when a liquidator was also a notice of statement of affairs, the company's estimated total deficiency was listed at £1.2m. Potential criminal proceedings An investigation by the BBC's File on 4 in 2023 revealed the company was taken to court over a failure to comply with orders from the EA.A notice was issued to HEL in 2021, when Mr Taylor was described by Companies House as a person with "significant control" of the company. He is no longer a director. The Crooked House was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in August people arrested last year were released from bail last July, but remain under investigation, Staffordshire Police has Staffordshire Council has served an enforcement order on the owners ordering them to rebuild the pub within three years.A planning enforcement public inquiry, requested by the pub's owners, has been postponed until after any potential criminal proceedings are concluded. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Yahoo
Crooked House pub rebuild hearing delayed after owners appeal to High Court
A planning inquiry set up after the owners of the historic Crooked House were ordered to rebuild the pub has been delayed after an appeal to the High Court. The enforcement notice requiring the pub to be rebuilt 'so as to recreate it as similar as possible to the demolished building' was served on pub owners, Adam and Carly Taylor, and the company secretary of Warwickshire-based ATE Farms Ltd by South Staffordshire Council in February 2024. A hearing before a planning inspector had been expected to start considering an appeal against the re-build notice in March 2025. But the owners have launched a High Court challenge against the inquiry, and the hearing will now be postponed. READ MORE: Air fryer warning as owners told to avoid using popular ingredient to prevent 'damage' READ MORE: Warning to homeowners with robins and blackbirds in their garden The council claims that the demolition of the pub in Himley, near Dudley, two days after it was destroyed by fire on August 5 2023, constituted a breach of planning controls. It has said it is 'extremely disappointed' to see the delay of the inquiry, with it 'likely resuming when the criminal investigation into the fire has concluded'. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the council said: 'A High Court challenge was lodged by the owners of the Crooked House to challenge the Planning Inspectorate's refusal to postpone the Planning Enforcement Public Inquiry. 'South Staffordshire Council is extremely disappointed to announce that following the High Court challenge that took place on the 5th February 2025, the Planning Inspectorate has today, 11th February 2025, confirmed that the Planning Enforcement Public Inquiry will be held in abeyance. 'This means that the Crooked House Public Inquiry for the appeal, scheduled for 11th March 2025, will now not go ahead as planned and will likely resume when the criminal investigation into the fire at the Crooked House has been concluded. 'South Staffordshire Council has worked very hard to prepare for the Public Inquiry and to defend the Enforcement Notice issued in February 2024, but has now exhausted all avenues to see this Public Inquiry go ahead as planned in March 2025.' Staffordshire Police said in July last year that there were six people arrested in connection with the fire, who were then released from their bail. They remain under investigation. Those arrested have not been identified but were said at the time of their arrests to be a 66-year-old man from Dudley, a 51-year-old man from Buckingham, a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes, two men from Leicestershire aged 23 and 44, and a woman aged 34, also from Leicestershire.
The Independent
11-02-2025
- The Independent
Crooked House rebuild hearing postponed after owners' High Court appeal
A planning inquiry set up after the owners of the Crooked House were ordered to rebuild the historic pub has been postponed after a High Court appeal. The enforcement notice requiring the pub to be rebuilt 'so as to recreate it as similar as possible to the demolished building' was served on Adam and Carly Taylor and the company secretary of Warwickshire-based ATE Farms Ltd by South Staffordshire Council in February last year. A hearing before a planning inspector had been due to start considering an appeal against the re-build notice next month. The council alleges that the demolition of the pub in Himley, near Dudley, two days after it was gutted by fire on August 5 2023, constituted a breach of planning controls. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the council said: 'A High Court challenge was lodged by the owners of the Crooked House to challenge the Planning Inspectorate's refusal to postpone the Planning Enforcement Public Inquiry. 'South Staffordshire Council is extremely disappointed to announce that following the High Court challenge that took place on the 5th February 2025, the Planning Inspectorate has today, 11th February 2025, confirmed that the Planning Enforcement Public Inquiry will be held in abeyance. 'This means that the Crooked House Public Inquiry for the appeal, scheduled for 11th March 2025, will now not go ahead as planned and will likely resume when the criminal investigation into the fire at the Crooked House has been concluded. 'South Staffordshire Council has worked very hard to prepare for the Public Inquiry and to defend the Enforcement Notice issued in February 2024, but has now exhausted all avenues to see this Public Inquiry go ahead as planned in March 2025.' Staffordshire Police said in July last year that six people arrested in connection with the fire have been released from their bail, but remain under investigation. Those arrested have not been identified but were said at the time of their arrests to be a 66-year-old man from Dudley, a 51-year-old man from Buckingham, a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes, two men from Leicestershire aged 23 and 44, and a woman aged 34, also from Leicestershire.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Yahoo
Crooked House rebuild hearing postponed after owners' High Court appeal
A planning inquiry set up after the owners of the Crooked House were ordered to rebuild the historic pub has been postponed after a High Court appeal. The enforcement notice requiring the pub to be rebuilt 'so as to recreate it as similar as possible to the demolished building' was served on Adam and Carly Taylor and the company secretary of Warwickshire-based ATE Farms Ltd by South Staffordshire Council in February last year. A hearing before a planning inspector had been due to start considering an appeal against the re-build notice next month. The council alleges that the demolition of the pub in Himley, near Dudley, two days after it was gutted by fire on August 5 2023, constituted a breach of planning controls. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the council said: 'A High Court challenge was lodged by the owners of the Crooked House to challenge the Planning Inspectorate's refusal to postpone the Planning Enforcement Public Inquiry. 'South Staffordshire Council is extremely disappointed to announce that following the High Court challenge that took place on the 5th February 2025, the Planning Inspectorate has today, 11th February 2025, confirmed that the Planning Enforcement Public Inquiry will be held in abeyance. 'This means that the Crooked House Public Inquiry for the appeal, scheduled for 11th March 2025, will now not go ahead as planned and will likely resume when the criminal investigation into the fire at the Crooked House has been concluded. 'South Staffordshire Council has worked very hard to prepare for the Public Inquiry and to defend the Enforcement Notice issued in February 2024, but has now exhausted all avenues to see this Public Inquiry go ahead as planned in March 2025.' Staffordshire Police said in July last year that six people arrested in connection with the fire have been released from their bail, but remain under investigation. Those arrested have not been identified but were said at the time of their arrests to be a 66-year-old man from Dudley, a 51-year-old man from Buckingham, a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes, two men from Leicestershire aged 23 and 44, and a woman aged 34, also from Leicestershire.
