Planning permission and listed building consent were both granted on 14 August for a full refit of the Grade II listed Oast and Squire on Peak Lane, inside and out.

The Oast and Squire on Peak Lane has been cleared for a full refurbishment. Fareham Borough Council granted both consents the building needs on 14 August 2026: planning permission P/26/0617/FP and listed building consent P/26/0618/LB.

Both records describe the same job: “internal and external refurbishment works including alterations to customer areas, bar and WC facilities, replacement finishes and fittings, external redecoration, lighting and associated works”. The listed building application adds that this is a Grade II listed building, which is why a redecoration and a new bar fit-out needed a separate consent of their own rather than going ahead as ordinary maintenance.

The pub sits at 2 Peak Lane, PO14 1RJ, on the corner with The Avenue in the Avenue ward. The applications were received on 29 May 2026, made valid on 22 June, and decided three days inside a target date of 17 August. The case officer is T. Carleton-Prangnell and the planning agent is Boyer, working from its Cardiff office.

The two Oast and Squire consents and their dates: applications P/26/0617/FP and P/26/0618/LB received on 29 May 2026, made valid on 22 June, both approved on 14 August, three days inside the council's 17 August target date

Who applied

The applicant address given on both council records is 27 Fleet Street, Birmingham B3 1JP. That is the registered office of Mitchells & Butlers plc (company number 04551498) and of around twenty companies in the same group, according to Companies House. Mitchells & Butlers is a listed pub and restaurant operator. Its own website could not be read on 17 August, so we are not putting a figure on its size or listing its brands here.

What the council record does not do is name a brand, state that the pub is changing hands, or say whether it will close while the work is carried out. Fareham does not publish planning application documents online, so the design and heritage statements that would answer those questions are not available to read, and we are not going to report a plan the record does not contain. If an operator announces a closure or a reopening date, we will cover it then.

The pub as it stands

The Oast and Squire is trading. The Food Standards Agency register lists it as a pub, bar or nightclub at 2 Peak Lane and gives it a food hygiene rating of 5, the top score, at its last inspection on 15 October 2025. You can check that entry yourself on the FSA’s rating search.

The building’s two conical kiln roofs, the oasts the pub is named after, are the part most people picture from the roadside. Because the whole building is listed, the external redecoration and lighting covered by this consent are as controlled as anything happening inside it.

What it means for you

  • Listed building consent is not the same as planning permission, and works to a listed building without it are a criminal offence rather than a planning breach. That is why an application of this kind is always paired.
  • Nothing in the two decisions requires the pub to close, and nothing in them promises it will stay open. The council record is silent on timing.
  • Both application records, with every date, the officer’s contact details and the decisions, are public on the council’s planning case tracker. Search the reference or “Peak Lane”.
  • New applications and decisions across the borough are collected on our Fareham planning news page. If you are driving in for a meal elsewhere in the town, our guide to parking in Fareham sets out which car parks are free on a Sunday and which are not.