A PUB will be demolished and replaced with a block of flats, despite objections.

The Blue Lion in Bracknell will be flattened to make way for 12 two-bedroom flats, after Bracknell Forest Council overruled the town council’s recommendation.

FPC Bracknell LLP submitted the proposals to the Forest Council, which in turn asked for the opinion of Bracknell Town Council.

The main reason for the recommendation for refusal is the fact that there is no affordable housing included in the proposals.

Bracknell Town Council’s correspondence notice stated: “1) There are not enough parking provided for 12 x 2 bedroom Lee1235lats.

“2) Overdevelopment of this site that is on an already very busy highway.

“3) No affordable housing in this application.”

Another consultation, from SPA, found that the development was unsuitable.

Simon Cridland, from SPA, recommended refusal for the plans.

He wrote: “The occupants of the development would put extra pressure on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the proposal would not satisfactorily mitigate its impacts in this respect.”

Andrew Cooper, from Highways England, recommended that the plans be approved, on account of the fact that there is enough parking, and the building would take access away from Broad Lane.

Previously, there had been multiple applications submitted to the council regarding the old pub, with developers trying to build on the site.

In 2016, Bracknell Forest Council refused plans to convert the pub into a shop and flats.

A year beforehand, plans were refused that would have seen the pub turned into a convenience store, with the top floor being converted into an apartment.