Newcastle Central Station Redevelopment

Plans are progressing with the redevelopment of Newcastle Central Station with plans being developed for Network Rail by Ryder Architects which include glazing the main portico entrance and relocating the travel centre to this part of the station along with new retail units, in addition there are also plans to install a mezzanine area where the current travel centre stands. Ryder Architecture are quoted as offering further options include improved entry from both Forth Street and Neville Street.

From the Ryder Architecture Website '

We recently submitted proposals for the redevelopment of the grade I listed building with Miller Construction. The brief from Network Rail involves glazing the portico to accommodate a new travel centre and retail units and reconfiguring the concourse to provide further retail units and to improve access to the platforms. In addition to the base brief we also included a number of options to improve access from Neville Street and from Forth Street to the south.'

Hotel Proposal for Baron House

A Planning application has now been submitted to convert the former GNER Customer Service Centre known to many as Baron House into a 160 Bed Hotel. Already a number of chains are complaining about saturation in the Hotel market, but for me anything that provides competition and gives the customer more choice has to be a good thing! That said I'm not sure about the fancy cladding in what is quite a historic part of town so I hope they will look at this element again and here's hoping that if this goes ahead we can see the end of the scaffolding that seems to have frequented this building for as long as I can remember!

Images from the planning application:

Neville Street Elevation

Planning Application Reference: 2012/1559/01/DET

Carluccio's Restaurant Chain to open in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Confirmed planning applications have now been lodged with Newcastle City Council for a new Restaurant outlet for the Italian Restaurant Chain Carluccio's in the ever popular Grey Street area. The chain has plans to over hall and refurbish the former Natwest Bank at 87 Grey Street to add to the ever growing number of restaurants in the Grey Street area.

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Planning Application Reference : 2013/0037/01/LBC