Developers that knocked down a 1920s west London pub shortly before it was to be given listed status have been called ‘thugs and vandals’, with Maida Vale resident and community activist John Simmance offering the comments at a public inquiry into the demolition of the Carlton Tavern by Developers CLXT Ltd, which knocked down the pub last year despite being refused planning permission to build 10 flats.
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