Award-winning pub could be turned into sports bar

An award-winning community pub which closed following a legal battle could be converted into a smaller sports bar and retail units.

The application to Peterborough City Council by Gujjar Investments would see the former Ploughman pub in Werrington transformed after standing vacant since early 2024.

The plans were backed by Peterborough City Council and will be decided on by planners at a later date.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service contacted Gujjar Investments for comment.

The applicant hopes to transform the building into four commercial units, including a sports bar, with the rest used for retail.

It said the shops should be "looked upon favourably" by planners as they would create jobs and be an "improved service offer to the local community".

The pub was opened in 1982.

Edward Gee, director of Savills, a property specialist in Peterborough, said while the property had been marketed for some time, there had been no interest in it being used again as a pub.

He said: "The new owners have therefore decided to redevelop into shops on the ground floor and there is already residential at first floor level."

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