Townsfolk win key battle for seafront space
Keep this rare delight, says inquiry report.
Newcastle Journal Feb 7th, 2001.
A battle by more than 2,500 townsfolk to save open space on the seafront was boosted yesterday with the unveiling of
the findings of a public inquiry......One of the most highly charged issues was the council's
allocation of Beaconsfield, a green lung between Tynemouth and Cullercoats, for leisure-based development and a Metro station.
......Inquiry Inspector John Shepard's 439-page report backs protesters and comes down in favour of keeping Beaconsfield an open space........On Beaconsfield, Mr Shepard said: "I am in no doubt that there
would be little potential benefit in allocating any part of the site for development compared with the
very great potential harm likely to be caused by development ".
But he said that there was scope for a Metro station with most of the land needed lying within the
boundries of the exisisting lines.....
Reject all new greenfield housing plans,
council told
Build Metro station at Beaconsfield,but nothing else, says Inspector
News Guardian February 8th 2001