Sus,—Bernard Levin has performed a national service in informing the
public of the facts of the Monica site, an exposing the intricate and irresponsible negotiations between Cotton and the LCC.
We live in Regency Victoria Square off Buckiraiham Palace Road, immediately behind Gorringe's store. Some weeks ago 1 "received a letter from the LCC saying that Gorringe's was to be demolished, and that a new building was planned; residents of the square were invited to visit County Hall and comment upon the proposed design. On receipt of this letter 1 went to County Hall and from amongst many scrolls one was unfurled revealing a drawing that resembled a segment of an orange. That was all that was revealed except that it Would be 208 feet high : this means that our neighbourhood will be bereft of light and sun- shine. Questioning produced the curious information that the building was not yet designed. Do the developers wish to gain the acquiescence of a docile public at this early stage to confront us then with a fait accompli that may well resemble the Cotton atrocity?
It would be interesting to know if other sites are being so surreptitiously planned.—Yours fitithfully,
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