Hasty demolition puts rules and regulations under the spotlight

摘要

Most people would be upset if their local alehouse closed down, but spare a thought for the pub quizzers and beer sippers of Kilburn, whose local was bulldozed without warning last month. Last year, the developer-owner of the Carlton Tavern on Carlton Vale applied for planning permission to demolish the pub and replace it with a block of flats (including a bar on the ground floor). The local authority refused permission early in 2015, mainly because of a lack of provision for affordable housing. It seemed as if the developer had retreated to lick its wounds until, spurred on by rumours that the Carlton was about to be listed, the bulldozers were sent in.