The Green Man was a former coaching inn on the original A3 route from Guildford to London; a public house had been on the site for more than 400 years. The Green Man had been a 'Harvester' restaurant since 1984, but was sold for redevelopment early in 2006. A proposal that the former pub be demolished and replaced by an Aldi supermarket and residential dwellings was opposed by local residents. However, the opposition was unsuccessful, and after Aldi removed the roofing tiles, leaving the building vulnerable to weather damage, demolition took place in December 2008. (Aldi had previously undertaken to not demolish the building until their planning application had been approved.) Opposition by local residents continues, and the Residents' Association is still campaigning for a public house on the site rather than a supermarket. Recently just under 90% of respondents to Aldi's latest planning application opposed the scheme.
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