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Historic England Eviscerate City Of London Draft Local Plan

In recent days a leaked copy of a consultation response by Historic England to the City of London local plan has been circulating among interested parties. The distribution of this document has resulted in headlines such as Tower of London Heritage Status Faces ‘Real Threat’ (BBC), Tower Of London ‘Could Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status’ Over Council’s Skyscraper Plan (My London News) and Tower Of London’s Heritage Status Under Threat From City’s Tall Buildings Plan – Historic England Watchdog Believes Wider Heritage Impacts Make City Plan 2040 ‘Unsound In Its Current Form’ (Telegraph). After a few comments on what drives City planning policy, we reproduce the Historic England letter already extensively quoted from in press coverage, since it is of considerable public interest.

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City Approves 24 Storey Office Tower That Steals Sunlight From Middlesex Street Estate

Someone needs to intervene now to stop the City Corporation degrading the quality of the lives of its own residents for the sake of its friendship with office developers. It is indeed their friend: in every normal year, the City’s Planning Committee hosts a sumptuous dinner at the City’s expense for the property development community. The next one will be held at the Guildhall on 12 January.

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