Former Hartes store demolition

Demolition has begun of the former Hartes store on the junction of Bond Street and Waterloo Road in South Shore which had become derelict.

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00:00This demolition is now underway at the former Harts building at the corner of Bond Street

00:13and Waterloo Road. The building was locally listed but closed in 2019 and in the intervening

00:25years it's badly fallen into dereliction. It actually opened in 1928 as Blackpool's

00:31second Woolworths store but after that closed Harts operated it for 25 years. There are

00:40plans now to redevelop the site. It was originally earmarked for a car park but that was refused

00:49by the council. Now there are plans under consideration still for it to become holiday

00:55accommodation with I think 23 apartments proposed. So that's waiting for planning permission.

01:03But it will need a big change to this area of Blackpool. A lot of people have been concerned

01:10about the building becoming an eyesore including one of the local councillors, Diane Mitchell

01:15who's campaigned for something to be done and she warned it would collapse unless it

01:22was demolished. So work's now underway and hopefully big change is coming to this part

01:28of Blackpool.

01:58Thanks for watching.