Fire-hit Wollaston pub set to be converted into house
A grade II listed village pub in Northamptonshire that was gutted by fire in April will now be converted into a house.
Plans to convert The Boot Inn on High Street, Wollaston, have now been approved by Wellingborough Council.
The building's owner Alex Bourne said the premises were not sustainable as a pub but several residents had opposed changing the 18th century Inn.
Wollaston councillor Jo Beirne said the plans were sad but a sign of the times.
Mrs Beirne added: "It's a terrible shame and I know that a lot of residents are upset by it. It is very sad but it is a sign of the times."
A condition of the planning permission is that the work is completed within three years.