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The avoidance of easy, short, subterranean interchanges between the tube lines, Thameslink and buses is probably not accidental. These will all be valuable 'movement routes' with heavy footfall, lined...
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Article in the Evening Standard today about Skipton house development blocking views from Serpentine bridge...
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...which of course the Standard picked up from this website
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I find it more than incredible that this proposed building would spoil the skyline at any point, including from Hyde Park... The many ugly buildings in the City constantly spoil the London skyline,...
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[quote James Hatts][tweet]https://twitter.com/se1/status/704409865427525632[/tweet] [/quote] "architectural significance of Metro Heights"? I know its listed, but really?
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[quote PeterEccles] "architectural significance of Metro Heights"? I know its listed, but really?[/quote] It must be the lovely orange curtains and aluminium foil in the windows. Breathtaking, really....
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This scheme is going to planning committee tonight at 5.30pm Hoping to live-stream the meeting at http://mixlr.com/se1
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[quote sjac][quote PeterEccles] "architectural significance of Metro Heights"? I know its listed, but really?[/quote] It must be the lovely orange curtains and aluminium foil in the windows....
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[quote Jules62][quote sjac][quote PeterEccles] "architectural significance of Metro Heights"? I know its listed, but really?[/quote] It must be the lovely orange curtains and aluminium foil in the...
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[quote PeterEccles][quote Jules62][quote sjac][quote PeterEccles] "architectural significance of Metro Heights"? I know its listed, but really?[/quote] It must be the lovely orange curtains and...
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Reading what's in the future for residents of Southwark my heart bleeds. Homeless hostels torn down, where will the occupants go? And when they congregate in stairwells of flats then what...when...
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[quote PeterEccles][quote James Hatts][tweet]https://twitter.com/se1/status/704409865427525632[/tweet] [/quote] "architectural significance of Metro Heights"? I know its listed, but really?[/quote]...
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"We want to bring a world-class piece of architecture to the Elephant & Castle". What, after you've built this glass box, you mean?
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It is a shame that Southwark is willing to allow this development to go ahead despite no on site 35% social housing provision. This means that a corresponding amount of social housing will be paid for,...
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The tower at London College of Communication is also coming down, to be replaced by a series of very high, very expensive towers of flats. EThe developers each release their fantasy slick drawings of...
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Indeed. And so often the impressions they do show are the perspective of a pigeon in flight rather than an unfortunate pedestrian or low level resident. It's marketing all the way, everyone's a target...
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I am just hoping that one of the consequence of Brexit will be that developers put a stop to the building of all these towers at the E&C. I can see cranes all around me. I am on the first floor and...
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[b]What's happening to the Skipton House redevelopment?[/b] It looks like the developer has withdrawn their planning application....
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I imagine that at least in part, the Bakerloo line extension has delayed this development, as it would seem foolish to build such a scheme without factoring in the new tube station access. Also: LSBU's...
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Phew! The is great news. I get to keep my view a bit longer...
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See there is an exhibition of development proposals tonight - anyone know anything about this?
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From the flyer this seems to be a very much more modest refurb/extension scheme. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/19787/skipton-house-public-exhibition-of-commercial-development-proposals LSBU...
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Here's an update having visited the exhibition: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9737
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I think that it will be an improvement on the current building to be honest, which completely ignores the street - at least this will open out onto the pavement and engage with the outside world. That...
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The new planning application https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=_STHWR_DCAPR_9581386
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I never liked Skipton House, but this [url=https://i.postimg.cc/wvLFsJ4r/Thed472.jpg]Proposal[/url] will result in an overbearing building.
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Rational adequate, interplanetary, but many questions arises what will be the actual length of the building as per 1970s plan will it be fixed till 28 floors, or it will exceed more, but how long ?
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