The demolition of the Beacon: This eventually went to Committee at the end of 2015 and the first thing the promoter who happened to be the Principal Planning Officer said was that there were only 5 protestors. The three who had decided to turn up to the meeting to make their views known, plus 2 observers of the process.
The Committee decided to visit the site but the protestors were not invited. Nor were their observations recorded and by this means they were censored.
| 01-Dec-15 |
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/once-popular-lawe-top-pub-faces-demolition-to-make-way-for-apartments-1-7599918 (now archived). |
| 30-Nov-15 | ST/0746/15/FUL. Not feasible as the light well serving the basement would wave to have taken half of the pavement in front of the former Beacon and the works would have required a stopping up of that end of Greens Place for some months and that is why the planning permission given has since lapsed. Check with the Council but it is a good bet that it would have been in early 2019. |
Once thriving pub bought by a speculator!
The rebuilding of number 71 Greens Place is dealt with on a separate page.