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Sharon Kelly (second from left) with local residents at the derelict Royal Mail pub |
Estate’s tenants call time on derelict pub
Boarded-up bar a hangout for bored teenagers
TENANTS are pressing for the removal of a derelict pub at the entrance to their homes.
The Royal Mail pub, at the corner of Joseph Trotter Close on Finsbury estate, has been empty for four years.
The building is said to have become a hangout for teenagers who commit anti-social behaviour, make noise and throw rubbish about.
Two years ago, the council sold the lease of the property. Plans to convert the building into two private flats have stalled with the slump in the property market.
Responsibility for cleaning the space around the building lies with the property owners but the council can press for a clean-up. Sharron Kelly, who chairs Finsbury Estate Tenants and Residents Association, accused the council of underestimating the impact the derelict pub had on residents of Joseph Trotter Close.
She said: “How would the Lib Dem councillors like this at the entrance of their homes?
“The problems have got worse since the space outside the pub has been appropriated by young people with little or nothing to do in Clerkenwell in the evening.”
Tenants deserved better from the council, she added. “They should ensure leaseholders of their properties adhere to what’s in the lease agreements and make sure that properties like this are not left empty for years,” she said.
“We feel they should never have sold the pub in the first place. Since it remains empty, two years after selling it, they should take it back to convert into homes for overcrowded families on the estate. |
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