New in Stratford: Former Vineyard Inn Could Become a Home

This week's openings, closures and shop plans around Stratford-upon-Avon: plans for the former Vineyard Inn at Abbot's Salford, new lettering for Blacks on High Street and food register changes.

By Alex Harrington 2 min read Source: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Shops and timber-framed buildings on High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0

Welcome to New in Stratford, our weekly round-up of business openings, closures, licence applications and shop plans in and around Stratford-upon-Avon, from the council’s licensing and planning records and the Food Standards Agency register. This week: a village pub that closed last year could become a home, new lettering for Blacks on High Street, and several changes on the food register.

On this page
  1. Pubs
  2. Shops and signs
  3. Food businesses

Pubs

The Vineyard Inn, Abbot’s Salford: an application asks the council to approve changing this former pub and restaurant into a home. The applicants’ agent says it stopped trading on 8 June 2025, that it was two cottages before it became a pub, and that no structural changes are planned for now. Under this type of application (26/02688/COUMA) the council checks set national criteria rather than weighing it up like a full planning application. The site notice runs until 18 November, and the target date for a decision is 9 December.

The Vineyard Inn at Abbot's Salford, a former pub on the Evesham road
The Vineyard Inn, Abbot’s Salford, in 2023. Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0

The Snitterfield Arms: the pub has new landlords, the Stratford Herald reports.

Shops and signs

  • Blacks, 18 High Street: an application for listed building consent proposes flat, cut acrylic letters on the painted timber fascia (26/02600/LBC). The target date for a decision is 10 December.
  • King Edward VI School, Chapel Lane: not a business, but a big building plan for the town centre: a three-storey block with classrooms and a sixth form centre. Full story, from 1.30pm.

There were no new alcohol or entertainment licence applications in or near the town this week (the council’s list still shows only Claverdon and Ashorne Hill). Tomorrow’s Planning this week column covers the rest of the latest list.

Food businesses

These changes are from the Food Standards Agency register since 27 October. A business leaving the register can mean it has closed, changed hands or simply changed its paperwork, and we haven’t confirmed the reason for any of these.

  • Off the register: The Crofts Cafe, also trading as New York Pizzas, at Briar Croft on Alcester Road, Stratford; and the Three Horse Shoes entry for ThaiThai at Wixford.
  • New entries at existing premises: Mouchak Kebab and Grill at 67A High Street, Bidford-on-Avon, replacing the entry for Mouchak; and The White Swan, 100 High Street, Henley-in-Arden, replacing the entry for White Swan (HIA). Both are awaiting inspection under the new entries.
  • Also new: UNDAL, a takeaway at 4 Redditch Road, Studley. Other new registrations have no public address, so we don’t list them.

Our eat and drink directory gained three Stratford places we’ve checked this week: Four Seasons Pho on Greenhill Street, Tzatziki34 on Bridge Street and Dolphin Fish Bar on Greenhill Street. You can check any business’s score with our food hygiene finder. Last week’s edition is here.

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Alex Harrington

Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.

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