Indian gastropub near home of Shakespeare’s wife faces demolition
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Cask N Tandoor pub, 200m from Anne Hathaway’s cottage, accused of breaching legal covenant limiting development. A pub that serves “sizzling tandoori dishes” within shouting distance of a Shakespeare heritage site may have to be demolished as the result of planning objections.
![[The Cask N Tandoor pub in Shottery]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/900a54174dd9a00991aaefc3eaa11bc6fc44cd76/0_22_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has claimed that the Cask N Tandoor pub was built in breach of a legal covenant that limits development on land owned by the hotelier Rakesh Singh. The charity, which cares for a nearby cottage in which Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife, was born, has begun legal proceedings against Singh. Anne Hathaway’s cottage, built in 1463, is 200 metres from the Cask N Tandoor in the village of Shottery, in Warwickshire. Singh opened the gastropub in the grounds of his four-star Burnside hotel in March.
The trust has accused Singh of covenant breaches, including “repeated incidents of trespass”, unauthorised works and damage to the land, which is in a conservation area. It says the pub has a “detrimental impact … on the rural community in regards to intensification of use and the effect on the character of the area”.
Singh, 56, applied for retrospective permission for the single-storey pub and a patio area. But Stratford-on-Avon district council refused his plans on 16 December, citing concerns over the impact on biodiversity and overdevelopment. The council also said the pub “fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area”. Singh has indicated he will appeal against the decision or submit a fresh planning application.
