A pub near Scarborough will be reopened and extended with new restaurant facilities after plans were approved by the council.
A plan to reopen the Copper Horse pub on Seamer’s Main Street and to build a single-storey rear extension has been given the go-ahead by North Yorkshire Council.
The scheme includes external and internal alterations, creating a new awning to the front, and reconfiguration of the car park and terrace. It follows another recently approved application to install an illuminated wall-mounted sign on the building.
The Copper Horse is a prominent building in the area and is located within the village’s conservation zone.
In 2023, owners announced that the Copper Horse would close down until further notice after 18 years due to difficulties they had faced post-Covid.
Submitted plans state that the extension of The Copper Horse will provide improved dining space at the back of the property as well as “character and a sensitive, contemporary addition to the building”.
Planners said that the extension would adjoin the existing restaurant, allowing the dining to spread out into the new area.
“The new rear extension will feature a flat roof with a roof lantern and will be formed of a green timber colonnade with a blend of French doors and windows,” according to a planning report.
The installation of five black fabric awnings or ‘Dutch canopies’ to the front of the building, over each ground-floor window, has also been approved.
“The scheme utilises the existing building layout to dictate its form, over-cladding some of the later additions, incorporating them into the new holistic form,” the applicant’s agent said.
The agent added: “Apart from the refurbishment, some of the existing internal walls are being removed, and this will provide a more functional internal layout.
“The principal elevation of the building which faces onto Main Street will remain unchanged, save for repairs, decoration and window refurbishment, which respects the character of Seamer, leaving the more significant changes to the rear of the building.”
Officers said the scheme was acceptable and noted that it was “inevitable that the construction phase of development will have some impact on surrounding occupiers, however, this will be for a temporary period”.
The development was approved by North Yorkshire Council, subject to conditions.
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