January 14, 2021 at 12:15 pmBy Steve
All of these proposals are amazing, bar the student tower, which despite me loving the brick cladding, is far too thin.
January 14, 2021 at 12:40 pmBy Slice
All brilliant, get them all built. The last thing we should be doing as a city right now is turning down investment in good quality builds.
January 14, 2021 at 12:43 pmBy Bob
If Speakers House gets refused again, after it has been recommended for approval again, I would ask for an investigation if I was the developer. Something doesn’t feel right about it.
January 14, 2021 at 12:51 pmBy JohnBoy
There’s no need for more offices in the city. With home working now taking off and working there going to a lot of empty space in the coming years.
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