Turning a pub into a house is regeneration says TDC
Written by Matt B · first published 21/04/2010
For reasons that no one has clarified yet Thanet District Council have proudly announced the purchase of a pub. This property is described by Thanet Council as
However they go on to say that this so called vital piece of the puzzle is that they can now build houses. I kid you not. According to the council's own website this centrepiece for regeneration is building more houses. Can anyone please explain to me why or how this could be effective regeneration at any time ever? I am, quite frankly, utterly lost as to the thinking behind this move.
Have I missed something? Are our council actually suggesting this to us? What's going on. The comments are open to all.
a vital piece of the regeneration jigsaw puzzlein their press release.
However they go on to say that this so called vital piece of the puzzle is that they can now build houses. I kid you not. According to the council's own website this centrepiece for regeneration is building more houses. Can anyone please explain to me why or how this could be effective regeneration at any time ever? I am, quite frankly, utterly lost as to the thinking behind this move.
The former Flowing Bowl pub in the Centre, Newington, was bought by the council earlier this month (April). It had been derelict for a number of months before the purchase and was becoming an eyesore property. It will now become part of the major regeneration plans for the Centre. Although no specific plans have yet been put forward for the site, it is likely that it will be used for housing.
Have I missed something? Are our council actually suggesting this to us? What's going on. The comments are open to all.
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