Newark: Plans for cocktail bar in former Zizzi, The Ossington, Beastmarket Hill, withdrawn

Plans for a cocktail bar and restaurant in one of Newark’s most historical buildings have been withdrawn.

The application was lodged for The Ossington on Beastmarket Hill on April 22, the former home to Zizzi before it shut its doors for good after the first lockdown last year.

It was going to include the removal of the bar and construction of new partitions, and fixtures on the ground floor to form a new cocktail bar and restaurant.

The Grade II* listed Ossington dates from 1881 when Charlotte, Viscountess Ossington, proposed a new café or coffee tavern in Newark.

The purpose of the coffee house was to promote the cause of temperance and lure farmers away from the town’s public houses.

Planners Guy Taylor Associates did not comment on the withdrawal.