Historic Spitalfields with City encroachment creeping ever closer.
- Credit: Jeremy Freedman
Campaigners are appealing this week for people to make their voices heard ahead of the final deadline for a draft Neighbourhood Plan protecting the future of Spitalfields.
The consultation ends on Thursday, February 18. The Neighbourhood Forum is urging residents and businesses to add their say online to Tower Hamlets Council in time for a local referendum later this year or next.
The proposed Neighbourhood Plan, similar to one going ahead on the Isle of Dogs, would influence decisions affecting the environment and heritage of this ancient patch on the City Fringe.
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