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The King's Head
Chairman's letter to Horsham District Council
25 February 2008
25 February 2008
Mr Tom Crowley
Chief Executive
Horsham District Council
Park North
North Street
Horsham, RH12 1RL
Dear Mr Crowley
KINGS HEAD
I am writing on behalf of the Horsham Society to urge
the Council to use its powers of compulsory purchase
to acquire the Kings Head.
It is over four years since the hotel closed and it
has remained boarded up since then. It is an important
Listed Building and occupies a critical location in
our historic town centre. Its continued closure acts
as a blight on the area, both visually and
economically.
It is essential that an appropriate use is found for
the building without further delay so that once again
it can play its part in the social and economic life
of the town. It is clear that the present owners have
failed in this and we believe that the Council should
now exercise its powers to acquire the building on the
grounds that there is a clear need to deliver social
and economic change.
We think that once in the Council’s ownership, and
with proper marketing, a suitable use which retains
public access could quickly be found. Once this has
been done the property could be re-sold.
I am copying this letter to Mrs Kitchen, Leader of the
Council, and the Editor of the West Sussex County
Times. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
John Steele
Chairman
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