Dismore objects to “disgraceful” Midland Hotel demolition scheme
Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has submitted an objection to Barnet Council on the proposed demolition of the Midland Hotel public house in Hendon. Developers are aiming to replace the popular local pub with 59 flats, none of which are affordable.
Mr Dismore said:
‘The wilful and wholesale destruction of valued community assets is a disgrace. This comes hard on the heels of the loss of The Chequers pub in Church End, Hendon, of which I also opposed the planning application. In recent years there has been the loss of 20 pubs within a 1.5-mile radius of Hendon Town Hall. To replace it with 59 flats, none of which are affordable is beyond a joke, it is an insult. But I am sure the Barnet Tories will wave it through, as they always do. They have no commitment to supplying affordable homes whatsoever.’
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Notes:
Please see a copy of Mr Dismore’s objection to Midland Hotel September 18
