Whitley Bay’s former 42nd Street pub could be developed into apartments

Property developer, North East Holdings ltd, applied to North Tyneside Council to demolish the former late-night watering hole 42nd Street and the adjacent King George at 1-2 East Parade, and construct 19 two-bedroom apartments on the site. North Tyneside councillors will meet on September 27 to consider the regenerative proposals.

Lichfields are acting as North East Holdings Ltd’s agent for the application.

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Senior director of Lichfield, Michael Hepburn said: “I think probably, the first, most important thing is the regeneration of what is the last of the old generation of public house sites in the area.

“The council had a strategy and a planning policy to see these sites regenerated and redeveloped and they have all been. I think people have different views on how successful these have been, but it has been a successful strategy and it is the last one.

The once-popular 42nd Street pub, known for its sticky floors, could be torn down and replaced with apartments. Picture: GOOGLE (Image: GOOGLE)

“It is quite prominent on the seafront so it is great to see it redeveloped now. It will make a small but important contribution to housing in North Tyneside.

“The council are currently falling short of the five-year supply of housing that the council needs to demonstrate. So, this will make an important contribution to that.”

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A Council report into the development’s potential impact on parking stated: “Vehicular and cycle access to the undercroft parking area will be from a new opening point on North Parade. The proposed scheme provides for 19 car parking spaces; 22 cycle parking spaces and storage provision for 38 wheelie bins.”

A CGI image of how the apartments could look. Picture: LDRS (Image: LDRS)

In addition, the report states: “The Highway Network Manager has raised no objections to the proposed development and has recommended conditional approval. The Sustainable Transport Team have also commented and raised no objection to the proposed development.”

Whitley Bay councillor John O’Shea said: “I welcome the redevelopment. It is the last part of the jigsaw in relation to getting rid of these horrible eyesores on the coast.”

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