Mettingham's Tally Ho pub to be converted into housing

East Suffolk Council has given permission for the former Tally Ho in Mettingham, near Bungay, to be converted into a home.

The pub closed in 2007 but two years later Miles Lamdin bought the premises and in 2010 he opened it as the Tally Ho Tearooms.

In 2021, it was turned into an antiques shop but this closed last year.

Part of the existing ground floor - which includes the boiler room, kitchen and living room - and the whole of the first floor is already in residential use and occupied by Mr Lamdin and his family.

READ MORE: Dog bites walkers bum at beauty spot near East Anglia's most remote old pub

READ MORE: Bacteria levels unsafe at swimming spots on River Waveney at Bungay

Inside the former The Tally Ho pub as it re-opened into the Tally Ho Tearooms by Nick Butcher (Image: Nick Butcher)The Tally Ho by Nick Butcher (Image: Nick Butcher)READ MORE: Mayfair in Bungay granted full licence at council meeting

READ MORE: Taproom bar could open in old Halifax branch in Beccles

But he has now had the go-ahead to formally establish the entire building as a family home.

The council received submissions from a neighbour and Mettingham parish council, which did not object to the application.

However, both voiced concern as to how the change of use would impact the village's bowls club, which for years had parked in the car park.

The parish council added their wishes for the "landmark" Tally Ho sign to remain in "perpetuity" to recognise the "history" of the village.

The Tally Ho pub sign taken by Nick Butcher (Image: Nick Butcher)