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25/02/2005 by Ewoowar

The Dolphin, The Lodge & Mercury rising

Whatever happened to plans for; 1) The Dolphin 2) The Lodge (on the corner of Queens Road) 3) The proposal for the old Mercury building. ?


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Reply ID 4859

25/02/2005 by del

I bet the solicitors are playing with the leases.I wanted to buy the Dolphin,but all that land went with it,a snip at 3 million..BOooo


Reply ID 4861

25/02/2005 by Steve

New plans for The Dolphin were submitted two or three months ago by McMullens.


Reply ID 4862

25/02/2005 by del

arnt they going to be flats?


Reply ID 4870

25/02/2005 by Victor Meldrew

What we could really do with is a nice quiet restaurant/wine bar type place that only played nice background music. One that when you booked a table you were guaranteed comfy sofas to have pre dinner drinks on and to choose your meal and were there waiting for you after your meal for coffee and brandy! A nice roaring open fire in the winter and air con in the summer. Quality food, fine wines and mature clientele.


Reply ID 4871

25/02/2005 by Frenchie

Flats and 3 houses on the car park at the Dolphin. Heard council wasnt totally happy with plans.


Reply ID 4872

25/02/2005 by Victor Meldrew

Do you know who is developing them?


Reply ID 4874

25/02/2005 by Steve

Original plans were submitted in 2003 - these are the ones the council weren't happy with. Revised plans were submitted late 2004 - convert pub to flats and build 5 town houses on the car park. Architect is the same local company that did Gravesons I think.


Reply ID 5701

04/04/2005 by NewGal

That'll be the company Norris in priory street. Shame as I like Victors suggestion - perfect![:)]


Reply ID 5703

04/04/2005 by Steve

No, it was Kirby Cove. I think Norris were probably just the builders for the Gravesons project.


Reply ID 5704

04/04/2005 by Ewoowar

No news on 'The Lodge' or the old Mercury building then.


Reply ID 5705

04/04/2005 by Steve

Planning permission for the old Mercury building to become a hotel were granted in September 2004. This is a PDF of the minutes of the Development Control Committee meeting that approved the application: http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/democratic_services/archive/2004/committees/Development_Control/150904/Minutes.pdf


Reply ID 5706

04/04/2005 by Bengeobabe

does anyone know what's happening with the house on st. andrew's street which is boarded up (no. 26 i think)? Note from Admin: Please post as a new topic. Thanks


Reply ID 5714

05/04/2005 by Tigger

Admin, Wasn't quite sure where to put this but I have just defected (momentarily) to WareOnline and they have a facility for people to put review's on Resturants, Bar's - we have the picture's but I can't see a facility to do a review which looks like a great idea. Any chance we could do this, it give's a good overall picture. Cheers [:)]


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