Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to demolish the old Tynemouth Library. North Tyneside Council hopes to replace the library at 36 Front Street with a community hub with library facilities, a Newcastle Building Society branch, and six new flats.
The library was closed in 2020 after serving locals for 70 years because of health and safety risks. However, the council had plans to refurbish the building way back in 2018.
Planning officials had concluded the costs of a refurbishment or partial demolition were “prohibitive” and a full demolition was appropriate. Plans to demolish the building have led to public outcry with 37 objections on the local authority’s website.
