How Delhi has been written over the years in novels and in stories (and essays)
The pandemic may have silenced the urban legends of the capital for a year, but there is enough and more in literature to look back on. Connaught Place, Delhi, before the pandemic. | PRAKASH SINGH / AFP
All great cities have great stories. New York, Cairo, Istanbul, Moscow, Shanghai among others, all have their grand, capacious histories, replete with triumphs, setbacks and even the odd comic interlude. Delhi has its glorious chronicles too, but they compete with those of New Delhi and more recently of all the Newer Delhis in the making.
Via UNSPLASH THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently. Box: Council planning officers have rejected a retrospective planning bid after a stable block was built at Hobbs Bottom Farm. John Hill, who submitted the plans after the works were partially completed, was criticised by officers who said the build was not appropriate or justified for agricultural or equestrian uses. The plans also sought permission for the stable block to house a milk vending station, as well as alterations to its existing access. In their report, the officers wrote: “The building as built, is considered an obtrusive development that does not blend in with its surroundings and would have an adverse impact on the openness and setting of the adjacent Green Belt.
Via UNSPLASH THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently. Box: Council planning officers have rejected a retrospective planning bid after a stable block was built at Hobbs Bottom Farm. John Hill, who submitted the plans after the works were partially completed, was criticised by officers who said the build was not appropriate or justified for agricultural or equestrian uses. The plans also sought permission for the stable block to house a milk vending station, as well as alterations to its existing access. In their report, the officers wrote: “The building as built, is considered an obtrusive development that does not blend in with its surroundings and would have an adverse impact on the openness and setting of the adjacent Green Belt.
Via UNSPLASH THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently. Box: Planning officers have rejected a retrospective planning bid after a stable block was built at Hobbs Bottom Farm. John Hill, who submitted the plans after the works were partially completed, was criticised by officers who said the build was not appropriate or justified for agricultural or equestrian uses. The plans also sought permission for the stable block to house a milk-vending station, as well as alterations to its existing access. In their report, the officers wrote: “The building, as built, is considered an obtrusive development that does not blend in with its surroundings and would have an adverse impact on the openness and setting of the adjacent green belt. The council is also concerned about the cumulative impacts the proposal has on the green belt.”
Via UNSPLASH THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently. Box: Planning officers have rejected a retrospective planning bid after a stable block was built at Hobbs Bottom Farm. John Hill, who submitted the plans after the works were partially completed, was criticised by officers who said the build was not appropriate or justified for agricultural or equestrian uses. The plans also sought permission for the stable block to house a milk-vending station, as well as alterations to its existing access. In their report, the officers wrote: “The building, as built, is considered an obtrusive development that does not blend in with its surroundings and would have an adverse impact on the openness and setting of the adjacent green belt. The council is also concerned about the cumulative impacts the proposal has on the green belt.”