DEMOLITION works on a long empty Bradford pub are continuing.
The Kingswood Arms in Cutler Heights, is this week being torn down after over 20 years of standing derelict.
Once complete it will completely transform the appearance of the junction of Sticker Lane and Cutler Heights Lane.
The demolition works come after the site’s owners, Templer Management, submitted an application to demolish the pub.
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They said Bradford Council had been in touch with them over the state and safety of the building, and added: “The property has become a drugs den and is a danger as it is not stable.”
For many years there have been calls to demolish the pub - located on a key route into the city, due to the poor impression it gives visitors.
The property has become a drugs den and is a danger as it is not stable" - planning application
There had also been fears the building, which has also been subject to arson attacks and vandalism, could collapse.
And most recently the building had apparently been used as a drug den.
Bradford Council has granted planning permission for the building’s demolition, but any future development of the site would require a new planning application.
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