Update on Midhurst fire-damaged buildings – August 2026

Works are continuing on the site of the former Tuck Shop/Olive and Vine to ensure that all repairs to the neighbouring building are finalised before work starts on the remainder of the site, which includes the former Angel Inn.

The current work started at the end of June and follows the South Downs National Park Authority granting listed building consent for the partial dismantling of the former Tuck Shop/Olive and Vine, next to the former Angel Inn, following an application by the site’s owners.

Further progress is now being made on a planning application for both sites. It comes after a project group – which is made up of the site owners, their specialist advisors Manorwood, Cllr Yvonne Graveley from West Sussex County Council and the National Park Authority – have been reviewing all available options to bring the site back into use.

All reports, surveys and assessments have been commissioned and a number of specialists are working together to provide all the information needed for a full planning and Listed Building application.

The applications will also contain clear details on the phasing of the proposed development – so all can see at what stage the hoarding will be reduced, the pavement reopened, and when changes can be expected to the buildings.

Some of the specialist surveys and documents have taken longer than expected to produce, however, the application is actively being prepared and is expected to be submitted to the National Park Authority in the autumn.

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