Fresh plans submitted for Newcastle city centre hotel, brasserie and bar

North East company Kans and Kandy is set to take forward plans to transform an empty Newcastle city centre building into a new hotel, bar and brasserie.
19-21 Collingwood Street was originally destined to be turned into the plush Metropolitan House Hotel by the High Street Group, which acquired the building back in 2019. But those plans ended when the company collapsed, leaving debts of more than £200m. Now Seaham business Kans and Kandy, which owns and operates wholesale, property and charitable trust divisions with its portfolio extending across the region and beyond, is driving forward plans for a refurbishment of the building.
A planning application has been submitted, seeking permission to renovate and change the use …
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