Plans to demolish the landmark Fortune pub in Laindon and build 71 homes on the site have been lodged with Basildon Council.
The application brings to a head months of speculation over the future of the pub, formerly known as the Fortune of War.
A question mark has been hanging over the pub since the owners revealed two months ago that they were considering selling it.
Published Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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