Staffordshire Council later ordered the pub to be rebuilt brick-by-brick, although that decision has been appealed by the site’s owners, ATE Farms Ltd.
A police investigation into the fire and demolition remains ongoing, with a file having been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service. No charges have yet been brought.
Introducing the Bill, Wood said Parliament should not leave “the door wide open for the next historic pub to be bulldozed on a Sunday night”.
He told MPs: “Nothing we do today can undo the heartbreak felt across my constituency and the wider region when the Crooked House fell, but by passing this Bill we can ensure that its enduring legacy is a legal shield that protects every beloved historic pub across England for generations to come.”
Under the proposals, councils would have been required to identify heritage pubs in their areas, with communities given more time and stronger rights to buy them if they were put up for sale.
The buildings would also have been granted additional planning protections, similar to those afforded to listed buildings.