SIR, --Mr. H. P. J. Harming, who thinks that do 'not
seem to have much idea what the Blackheath inquiry has been about,' goes on to say, in effect, that he cannot put into a few words the reasons why the Housing Minister's decision to allow Span
development on a Blackheath site WAS a had one. I, on the other hand, can find words to say why I think the decision was good—and, in fact, did so in the article (June 16) Mr. Hanning is referring to.'
Mr. Harming also says that I am ignoring a body of local opinion which is against the Minister's decision. I realise, of course, that when bold decisions are made there is always a body to oppose them. The Blackheath residents and their representatives, who oppose good, modern architecture in what they like to think of as a Georgian district (though it is made up of houses of several periods and styles), have a lot in common with those tradition minded citizens who would prefer to sec a good, old- fashioned horse and cart fired at the moon. They certainly have a point of view. But they must not be over-sensitive if it is not reported in a paper with what Mr. Hanning himself describes as 'a reputation for well-informed comment:—Yours faithfully,
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