{"id":20412,"date":"2018-08-23T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T11:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=20412"},"modified":"2020-07-08T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:37:35","slug":"fight-to-save-local-boozer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=20412","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones star Charles Dance joins fight to save his local boozer, in local council battle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nisa local building on the high street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charles Dance is fighting to save his local pub in Kentish Town, north London, from being turned into a branch of the supermarket chain, Nisa.<\/p>\n

The 71 year old actor, who played Tywin Lannister in the hit TV show Game of Thrones, has added his signature to a petition and joined his neighbours to lobby his MP.<\/p>\n

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London’s Camden Lock is a popular attraction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Leighton Arms pub in Kentish Town, north London, was closed in 2015 when the council granted permission for two new houses to be built in the beer garden area. But instead of re-opening the pub, the owners of the building, Bryanston Investments, signed a new 15 year lease with Nisa. Conversion of the building has already begun and a Nisa sign has been hung outside.<\/p>\n

Charles Dance argues: “There is a Nisa supermarket already just 250 yards away and there are many others nearby in Kentish Town \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it is completely unnecessary.”<\/p>\n

This isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the first time that locals have been embroiled in rows with Camden Council. Over the years \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfamous residents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 have hit the headlines with many planning rows:<\/p>\n