Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, Cullercoats & Monkseaton Area - Developments

[Steve Ellwood]

Originally Posted by Wildcat45

Forgive my ignorance.

Is the supermarket plan for the station actually happening? I see the station's being refurbed.

Is there a company lined up to take it over?

And one last question, when will it all be finished?

Cheers

Dan.

Hi Dan

1. Yes, - this from the Journal of March 2011:

The plan for Tynemouth Metro Station, which was originally rejected by North Tyneside Council, includes a single-storey supermarket measuring 1,400 square metres.

Developers Station Developments Ltd won an appeal against that decision and now the council has decided not to challenge the verdict of a Government planning inspector.

Read More http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-e...#ixzz1VrROsK7Y

2. Rumoured on this thread earlier to be Waitrose.

3. I suspect that the refurbishment will be finished or very close to before there is any work on the Supermarket.

[Turnbull2000]

Originally Posted by Steve Ellwood

Hi Dan

1. Yes, - this from the Journal of March 2011:

The plan for Tynemouth Metro Station, which was originally rejected by North Tyneside Council, includes a single-storey supermarket measuring 1,400 square metres.

Developers Station Developments Ltd won an appeal against that decision and now the council has decided not to challenge the verdict of a Government planning inspector.

Read More http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-e...#ixzz1VrROsK7Y

2. Rumoured on this thread earlier to be Waitrose.

3. I suspect that the refurbishment will be finished or very close to before there is any work on the Supermarket.

Gahh, I'm hoping for a Tesco! Waitrose would be too expensive.

[Steve Ellwood]

Originally Posted by Turnbull2000

Gahh, I'm hoping for a Tesco! Waitrose would be too expensive.

Demographics fit though

Waitrose attracts a more affluent, upmarket, older customer base than its rivals and is not the cheapest of supermarkets. Independent pricing survey The Grocer 100 shows that an average basket of 100 items costs £192.14 in Waitrose, compared with £174.23 at Morrisons.

Source: http://www.propertyweek.com/news/dem...058422.article

[Wildcat45]

Cheers Steve.

[BigLebowski]

Wandering around Tynemouth enjoying the unseasonal good weather today, noticed that....

The long-closed (for good reason) Bar Oz off Front Street has reopened as 'Lola Jeans', and is a hell of an improvement, from the outside at least.

In an unusually forward-thinking manner, NTC has waited for summer to end before beginning construction on the surfer facilities (showers etc) in front of Crusoe's on Long Sands. And right on cue we get an indian summer and a bunch of confused tourists trying to traverse the building site blocking the beach......still, looks impressive on the plans!

[Steve Ellwood]

I see the Foxhunters Pub is set to close for yet another revamp - this time its being converted into a Flaming Grill Pub Co outlet.

[Wildcat45]

Its already a canny enough place to go for an evening pub meal. More steak houses can never be a bad think Steve.

[Steve Ellwood]

Originally Posted by Wildcat45

Its already a canny enough place to go for an evening pub meal. More steak houses can never be a bad think Steve.

Unless you are a vegetarian I suppose Dan

Doesn't seem to be five minutes since its last revamp - but perhaps that's just a sign of old age.

[Steve Ellwood]

This piece appeared in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle on 25th November 2011, courtesy and this scan courtesy of NCJMedia.

The proposed development is on the land to the East of Wellfield on the farmers field that used to be a Sunday car boot sale.

[Angel of the South]

Are more homes really needed in that area? There are already loads of new homes being built on the A186/Shiremoor/fringes of Earsdon.

Plus I quite like that boot fair as well!

[Steve Ellwood]

Originally Posted by Angel of the South

Are more homes really needed in that area? There are already loads of new homes being built on the A186/Shiremoor/fringes of Earsdon.

Plus I quite like that boot fair as well!

Look at all of the space up beside The Pavillion (Sir John Fitzgerald Pub) at Northumberland Park - whole suave of land there just waiting for development.

[bigchrisfgb]

Originally Posted by Steve Ellwood

Look at all of the space up beside The Pavillion (Sir John Fitzgerald Pub) at Northumberland Park - whole suave of land there just waiting for development.

That is also set to be developed. On another thread there's an article about a local tree hugger who thinks no land on his doorstep should be developed.

[Turnbull2000]

Anybody see the Tynemouth Christmas Festival today? Geeze, what an embarrassment. About a half dozen table tops with random crap for sale, several sausages burning on a bbq, and a docile reindeer behind a steel mesh

[Newcastle Historian]

Originally Posted by Newcastle Historian; October 27th 2010

Council set to approve Whitley Bay revamp
October 27th 2010, by Tony Henderson, Evening Chronicle



A NEW BUILDING, housing a variety of community services will help revitalise a town centre, it is claimed. The three-storey joint services centre is planned for a weed-covered, derelict site in the middle of Whitley Bay.

North Tyneside councillors are being asked by planners to back the scheme for the site between Whitley Road and York Road, next to the Fire Station pub. The building would include a library, tourist information centre, Nexus travel centre, a peoples network giving online access and bookable community space.

There would also be council customer and housing services, adult support services, Age Concern information and advice, a primary care trust counselling suite and police drop-in facility.

Read More - http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north...#ixzz13ZbW2yIy

Building work starts on Whitley Bay community hub
by Sonia Sharma, Evening Chronicle, December 20th 2011



WORK has started on a multi-million pound community hub that will help attract more people to Whitley Bay town centre. The new Whitley Bay Joint Service Centre, on York Road, will bring together council and health services under one roof and will include a new library over two floors, a tourist information zone, café area, as well as community and meeting rooms.

Residents can pay rent or council tax and get information on local authority matters at a customer services suite. An adult social care team will operate from the site.

In addition, there will be a health suite with treatment and counselling rooms, a reception, waiting area and office space. Services will be provided by the North of Tyne Primary Care Trust. There will be a base for Age UK, space for Jobcentre Plus and a dedicated section for Whitley Bay police officers.

North Tyneside Mayor Linda Arkley said: “I am delighted this project is under way. I know how important this is for residents and local businesses. By bringing services together under one roof it will help encourage more people into the town centre and that can only be good news for everyone.”


Read More - http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north...#ixzz1h5IdwlJP

[bigchrisfgb]

I noticed that yesterday but I never got round to posting about it. I knew it was full of different amenities but I didn't think it would have so much in one building, I.E. job centre. I think it's great that so many of these amenities will be located more centrally in Whitley Bay, yeah you could argue that it's not on one of the main streets but it is easily accessible.

I work literally around the corner from the site and most days I walk past it so as the structure starts to go up I'll see about keeping an update with pictures.

[Steve Ellwood]

Originally Posted by bigchrisfgb

I noticed that yesterday but I never got round to posting about it. I knew it was full of different amenities but I didn't think it would have so much in one building, I.E. job centre. I think it's great that so many of these amenities will be located more centrally in Whitley Bay, yeah you could argue that it's not on one of the main streets but it is easily accessible.

I work literally around the corner from the site and most days I walk past it so as the structure starts to go up I'll see about keeping an update with pictures.

Its a big chunk of land and great to hear that work has finally commenced and hopefully will herald a revitalisation of Whitley Bay. Fingers crossed that the Spanish City Dome project will also pick up pace.

Did hear that one of the plans associated with the Service Centre was that York Road is to be made one way - that is the road that runs in front of the proposed building for those who don't know it.

[Angel of the South]

Originally Posted by Steve Ellwood

Did hear that one of the plans associated with the Service Centre was that York Road is to be made one way - that is the road that runs in front of the proposed building for those who don't know it.

I hope not. That road is a life saver for when the council close off the town centre / Whitley Road for whatever reason.

Makes no sense to make it one way.

[Steve Ellwood]

Originally Posted by Angel of the South

I hope not. That road is a life saver for when the council close off the town centre / Whitley Road for whatever reason.

Makes no sense to make it one way.

I think one of the reasons may well be for the installation of disabled parking spaces for access to the Service Centre - so one side of the road would be taken up with parking and not enough room for two buses to pass

[Steve Ellwood]

Just been reading the archaeological assessment of the Coliseum Building - Whitley Bay Se4rvice Centre site , York Road which can be seen @ http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/...a1-45782_1.pdf

The archaeological evaluation at the Coliseum Building, York Road, Whitley Bay has yielded significant results. Of five trenches excavated, Trench 1 recorded the presence of post-medieval walls and a culvert and Trench 5 contained a single linear feature dated by 14C to between 1010 AD and 1210 AD.

No archaeological evidence has been found for either the prehistoric or Roman periods within the settlement of Whitley Bay itself.

Documentary evidence (as outlined in Carlton 2004, The Coliseum, Whitley Bay: Archaeological assessment and photographic record) references the family which took its name from the manor and in 1345 Edward III granted a license to crenellate the manor house by its owner, Guy de Whitley.

In the 16th century the name of Dove became associated with the property. In 1539 Robert Dove was the collector of tithes and by 1663 John Dove was recorded as the principal tenant of the manor. The Doves were also associated with coalmining in the area at this time although the precise location of the mines is unknown.

The post-medieval period in the area saw an increase in the importance of coal mining due to the industrial revolution. In the latter part of the 17th century collieries of the district of Whitley were expanding. Even after the decline of coalmining in the area in the 19th century the area still remained prosperous due to the exploitation of ironstone. Prosperity from these industrial activities enabled the construction of grand residences such as Whitley Hall and Whitley House. Premises occupying the former location of Whitley House now occupy an area to the south of the proposed development area. Here John Dove constructed a malt-kiln during the 1670s, part of which survived as ruins until the late 19th century.

[Steve Ellwood]

Cullercoats story in this week’s New Guardia (12th January 2012) caught my eye.

Evidently local residents are fearful that the public toilets, based underneath Victoria Crescent and facing Cullercoats Bay may be sold to private developers. These are the toilets that are built under the road.

The toilets are well used by the public in the summer months as well as a loo but also as a changing facility.

Of course the article doesn’t mention what any potential private development would be but can you imagine if it was converted into living accommodation – what a view!