[News] Rising from the rubble: London pub rebuilt brick by brick after illegal bulldozing

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Standing next to the rubble of the Carlton Tavern, its patrons thought that this was just another brazen example of developers skirting the law to turn their pub into profit.

Bulldozers had sheared away the wall of the 1920s west London pub, with its distinctive tiled signage, to reveal the fully stocked bar and darts trophies still on display.

But the Carlton’s story did not follow the usual plot, where the developer presents the fait accompli to the local authority and pays a fine before pressing ahead with the redevelopment and counting their profits.

Instead, after a dogged six-year campaign by locals, the Carlton Tavern will reopen next month – lockdown permitting – after the developers were ordered to rebuild the pub “brick by brick”, a ruling that pub campaigners say has set an extraordinary precedent.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Shame there isn't something similar that can be done to developers who accidentally cut down inconvenient ancient trees or are the beneficiaries of mystery fires in the general vicinity of their investment property

 

[Swansman]

Shame there isn't something similar that can be done to developers who accidentally cut down inconvenient ancient trees or are the beneficiaries of mystery fires in the general vicinity of their investment property

You could kill them?

 

[Beanstalk]

Standing next to the rubble of the Carlton Tavern, its patrons thought that this was just another brazen example of developers skirting the law to turn their pub into profit.

Bulldozers had sheared away the wall of the 1920s west London pub, with its distinctive tiled signage, to reveal the fully stocked bar and darts trophies still on display.

But the Carlton’s story did not follow the usual plot, where the developer presents the fait accompli to the local authority and pays a fine before pressing ahead with the redevelopment and counting their profits.

Instead, after a dogged six-year campaign by locals, the Carlton Tavern will reopen next month – lockdown permitting – after the developers were ordered to rebuild the pub “brick by brick”, a ruling that pub campaigners say has set an extraordinary precedent.

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THIS IS AMAZING! I have just moved to within five minutes of this and passed it the other day saying to my partner "that looks like it was a nice pub, shame they're knocking it down." What brilliant news!

 

[Official Old Man]

One nil to the good guys. Too much bulldozing first and paying fines after going on.

 

[el punal]

Would the same rules apply if someone, ahem! accidentally, bulldozed Selhurst Park?

Whatever, this is a wonderful ending to a traumatic story. I vaguely remember the initial incident and I thought at the time - money grabbing, greedy, unscrupulous b******s.

 

[CHAPPERS]

(worth linking to the webpage that you copied the story from before [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] gets in trouble?)

 

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(worth linking to the webpage that you copied the story from before [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] gets in trouble?)

How does one do this, It is not offering edit function.
It came from the Guardian here,

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...n-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing

 

[Weststander]

One nil to the good guys. Too much bulldozing first and paying fines after going on.

Invariably carried out furtively at the weekend when council officers are unavailable.

Respect to Westminster Council for pursuing this particular case through to the end.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Reminiscent of what the council did to deter developers from just bulldozing the four iconic chimneys of Battersea Power Station. As a condition of the development they were made to take down and then fully rebuild ONE of the chimneys before doing anything with the other three

 

[CHAPPERS]

How does one do this, It is not offering edit function.
It came from the Guardian here,

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...n-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing

Probably too late now. Didn't mean police you there btw, sorry!

 

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Probably too late now. Didn't mean police you there btw, sorry!

No problem.
I would never ever want to so anything to endanger our Glorious Leader so well worth pointing out. I thank you.

 

[Bulldog]

Come on guys, keep up, capitalisms and greed gets things done, Boris said.

 

[AmexRuislip]

https://mobile.twitter.com/thecarltontav

 

[Coalburner]

Name and shame the "Developers"

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

the cellar ..... will be stocked by local London brewers including the Camden Town Brewery, Five Points from Hackney, the London Brewing Co, and Anspach & Hobday.

The new Carlton will focus more on food, although Rees fights shy of the word “gastropub”.

It seems like it’s turning into the sort of wanky pub I’d frequent; be careful what you wish for

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

....on a serious note this is truly brilliant news.

 

[Sirnormangall]

You could kill them?

That’s a bit extreme - this isn’t Sweden!

 

[clapham_gull]

Name and shame the "Developers"

I remember the original story on BBC local news up here.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36314144

 

[TugWilson]

Sorry for going a bit OTT but i really wanted the yanks to rebuild the Twin Towers exactly the same only , one tower 9 story`s higher and the other 11 .

By the way the pub looks great , justice done .