lorence Eshalomi Member of Parliament for Vauxhall has objected to a planning application for the redevelopment of the former ITV London Studios on South Bank. Writing to Ben Oakes, Principal Planning Officer at Lambeth Council, her letter comes after the MP visited residents in their own homes. Social housing tenants contacted the MP with their concerns about the impact of daylight being robbed from their homes by a monstrous office block 225% bigger than the current tower.
Florence Eshalomi MP said: “I do not believe that the merits of this application outweigh the significant number of negative consequences. This is a view supported by the overwhelming majority of the large number of public representations made, a fact recognised in the (Lambeth Council) Officer’s report which calls the proposal “controversial and extremely unpopular”. I therefore hope that this application will be reconsidered in favour of one which utilises this key strategic site for local benefit without such a substantial degree of unnecessary harm”.
The MP is not satisfied that the type of development proposed is aligned to the needs of the area and believes that benefits could be delivered whilst avoiding the bulk of the harms that this proposal would cause to local properties and landmark heritage assets e.g. National Theatre.
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