A village pub which the owner wanted to turn into a house has been registered as an asset of community value.

The Three Hares Inn in Bilbrough, between York and Tadcaster, has been at the centre of a planning row since owners, the Wellington Pub Company, applied to turn it into a family home.

The planning application was rejected by North Yorkshire Council and a Planning Inspector also threw out the owner’s appeal.

The pub has now been added to the council’s register of assets of community value after an application was submitted by Bilbrough Parish Council.

The pub had previously been included on the community assets register held by Selby District Council, but this expired in July.

A previous application for the building to be added to North Yorkshire Council’s register was rejected

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