Pootled past it today and it looked very sad. They'd sunk quite a bit into refurbing it post-proposal defeat and pre-fire, but it still whiffs. Currently the owners are quite vocal about continuing the pub plans, but I imagine flats just became that little bit more likely.
In other news, I can't imagine tricitybendix to be a very happy camper today:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/builders-rescued-from-roof-as-flames-destroy-former-lewisham-pub-10079073.html
Development proposals get defeated on potentially very lucrative site, building burns down shortly afterwards. Not suspicious in the slightest. :(