The City of London and Taylor Wimpey’s solicitors have now replied to our Pre-Action Protocol letter rejecting our criticisms of the planning permission granted to Taylor Wimpey to demolish Bernard Morgan House and build The Denizen on the site.
The City has refused to agree that the planning permission should be quashed. It has disclosed to us only some of the documents which our solicitors requested be produced.
The funding situation is now very urgent because any Court action to challenge the planning permission must be commenced no later than 10th October.
We now urgently need estimated funds of £3,000 for our lawyers to consider the letters and documents received. If the City's justifications do not adequately address our criticisms, a further estimated sum of £3,000 is needed to settle a claim and apply to the Court for permission to proceed with a judicial review of the planning decision.
We are raising money on our Crowd Justice Page
We are raising money on our Crowd Justice Page
We believe we have a strong case. This was a flawed decision and we have to continue the battle to protect our special community.
The Planners have said that the public benefits outweigh the losses which our community will suffer but these public benefits have not been explained. We have seen only public detriment.
The brochure Taylor Wimpey have produced to market the Denizen shows that this building was never intended to provide the ‘much needed homes’ they promised. Maybe if they hadn’t included private cinemas and marble floors in the building they could have afforded a bigger contribution towards affordable homes.
Bowater House residents have started a banner protest.
Some residents have been here since 1957 and no one understands how the City has given this building planning permission, a building which will block up to 70% of sunlight to some of their homes.
Parents of children in Prior Weston School can’t understand why the City has given permission for a building which will block sunshine on its playground and outdoor classrooms.
Everyone who uses Fortune Street Park can’t understand why the City is allowing a building to be built which will block afternoon sun on the park from September to March.
Please continue your generous support of this campaign.
After a decade of austerity this building is morally, politically and aesthetically offensive.
This building should never have been given planning approval and must not be allowed to be built.
To read more about the marketing of The Denizen follow this link to Knight Frank's Hong Kong Denizen Brochure
Spectres of Modernism is an installation of protest art banners emblazoned with slogans dreamt up by leading artists and writers.
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