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Cullercoats pub The Sandpiper to be bulldozed as councillors claim 'the fight will go on'; Councillors have approved the bulldozing of a Cullercoats watering hole despite saving it nearly a year previously.

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Byline: By, Austen Shakespeare

The Sandpiper pub in Cullercoats has been approved for demolition and redevelopment -but a local councillor claims "the fight will go on".

North Tyneside Council has approved, after initially refusing, leisure giant Malhotra's plans to bulldoze the pub and replace it with a new shop, cafe, and 14 new flats. The move comes despite vocal political and local opposition both last year and now due to parking, overlooking, and overshadowing concerns.

Residents have now threatened the development with a 'Right to Light' inunction, as they fear the development could overshadow neighbouring homes.

Coun Willie Samuel, who spoke against the proposals, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "I'm incredibly disappointed this decision has gone this way but I can reassure residents the fight will go on. Until the bulldozers are on the site we can still turn this around".

Earlier plans to demolish the pub had been rejected by the local authority in December last year following a similar outcry from locals. However, Malhotra appealed the rejection to the planning inspectorate in February 2023 where the appeal was dismissed on a technicality.

However, the government's planning inspector found no faults with the proposals themselves, branded North Tyneside Council's rejection as "unreasonable", and ordered the authority to pay Malhotra's appeal costs.

Councillors were warned at last night's planning meeting that the...

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