The Long Read: The Leas Pavilion.
In 2007 The Radnor Estate sold to Churchgate Developers for £3.2m a lease of 150 years on the Leas Pavilion and surrounding land. Planning Permission is due to lapse on the 29th April 2018, so a fortnight from today.
LEASE 03/04/2008 – K939572

Such a beautiful old building and situated on the leas which in my opinion is the best place in Folkestone. Would be lovely to see either a theatre or a childrens centre with different rooms for a coffee bar, bowling, skating, restaurant, kids play centre like ball park and ride on toys perhaps. Well one can dream – it would be amazing. Please not more flats and defo not a sweaty old gym, somewhere everyone can enjoy and relax awww bliss
I feel it would be an ideal site for a Wetherspoons. Look at The Opera House in Tunbridge Wells and how they have regenerated similar sites.
After seeing what Wetherspoons have done at Ramsgate with the Pavilion I too think this is a wonderful opportunity to bring something similar to the Leas as well as restoring the beauty of the original building.