A major venue likened to a new Stack has won the backing of council bosses to open in Newcastle city centre.
Councillors have backed plans for a new food, drink, and entertainment hub to open just down the road from the popular shipping container village, which has now been dismantled to make way for a £155m HMRC office complex. It will see the historic Worswick Chambers building further down Pilgrim Street transformed into a three-storey collection of bars, food vendors, and other units built up around a central plaza.
The multi-million pound development now looks on course to open in summer 2023, after getting the seal of approval from Newcastle City Council. Applicant Anson House 9 Ltd, which is led by former Stack boss Neil Winch, has secured a licence for the new venue after a council hearing earlier this month, despite complaints that Stack has been a “nightmare” for its neighbours.
