J D Wetherspoon Pub is coming to Formby

Brand new, 'The Formby Club' gets the go-ahead...

The historic former Formby Conservative Club has been saved from closure.

Planning permission has now been granted for a new Wetherspoon pub to be built on the site and £150,000 will be spent creating a new club on the first floor which will be named The Formby Club.

Planning consent was granted last week following long delays after Sport England had objected to the scheme because of the loss of a bowling green on the site. But the green had been out of use for more than a year and there were no funds available for its restoration and upkeep.

After further consideration of the issues the planning officer recommended full approval and the scheme was given the go-ahead.

Work is expected to start soon on transforming the building in Three Tuns Lane into a JD Wetherspoon pub with a two storey rear extension and covered canopy. The former bowling green is to be transformed into a family beer garden.

A spokesman for Formby Club said: “We are delighted that the plan has finally been approved. If all goes according to plan we could be open before next spring. The club itself will be transformed. It will have modern facilities for the disabled and the covered canopy overlooking the beer garden should be very popular.

“The private members club will be an attractive new facility for the community. We are now working on membership details which will be announced soon.