A closed Newcastle pub could be bulldozed to make way for a new housing development.
Plans have been unveiled to demolish the former Dun Cow in Jesmond, which has been shut for more than two years, and build 12 townhouses in its place. The vacant venue, which was known as The Brandling before it was taken over and rebranded in 2017, has remained empty since closing its doors when the first Covid lockdown came into force in March 2020.
Developers North East Estates are now bidding to tear the building down and have lodged an application with Newcastle City Council that, if approved, could see a dozen terraced houses built on the site of the pub and its car park. The plans have already drawn the ire of neighbours, however, with critics warning that the area is already “absolutely overwhelmed with cars” and fearing that a new housing development could worsen congestion and parking problems.
