A bid to make The Fox Inn, in Stockton on the Forest, an asset of community value (ACV) is set to go before councillors on Tuesday, August 5.
The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) York branch, which lodged the application, said there was an overwhelming case for protecting the pub which provided a hub for the local community.
It comes after the pub, which has been closed since August last year, was bought by the Fox & Forest Ltd in June.
The company is owned by Kate Starkey and Philippa Myers, two of the four Stockton on the Forest residents behind efforts to reopen and run the pub.
The pair have lodged an application with York Council to licence the pub which is awaiting a decision and they have also backed the ACV bid.
York CAMRA’s application to grant the pub ACV status was supported at a public meeting attended by more than 100 people in the village in April.
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