You may or may not be aware that the Corporation has sold the site with planning permission to Taylor Wimpey. Their plans , hotly contested, are currently up on the City's planning applications site for consultation. Alongside this the developers have been given permission to send in a team to do some minors works to'make safe etc'.
Well it's a demolition company stripping the interior and currently smashing one of the lovely lower Windows. Apparently planning don't consider this to be 'demolition'. Although I think folk could be forgiven for thinking such work suggests approval is going to be a 'nod through'.

Personally I think the whole thing is vandalism the demolition , the proposed development and the seemingly wilful riding roughshod over the needs and wishes of local residents but hey luxury investments instead of homes is where it's at these days.

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Permalink Reply by Hussain on September 2, 2016 at 12:29

I fully agree with Political Mother.

It would seem that the Corporation of London is best serving the needs of the business community. Its failure to provide much needed social housing at the ex YMCA building on Fann Street has shown this. Instead it was sold to Redrow, who are providing 74 apartments, making a profit in excess of £50,000,000.00 £50Million!!

Bernard Morgan house was another key site, that has been sold to Taylor Wimpey for private sector housing. Again the Corporation of London has shown its perceived preference for private residential developments within its boundaries, rather than using this site for much needed social housing. It is clear that the Corporation would rather their be no social housing within its boundaries.

Another use for Bernard Morgan House could have been for a state secondary school, the first within the City. This is really needed for residents within the square mile, who at present have to send their children to state secondary schools outside of the City's boundaries.

The Corporation of London's actions have shown time and time again that they are not listening to their residents and are failing in providing essential services within their boundary.

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