Comments on: Trouble At The Truman Brewery

By: Susan Taylor

Susan Taylor — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:44:00 +0000

We live in the North West. My ancestors were weavers living on Brick Lane. My daughter now lives in the area. Last week we did the weavers tour, so interesting. Steeped in history, walking in my ancestors shoes. Very few weavers houses left now. Brick Lane and the whole area is our heritage and must be protected.

By: Carol Lake

Carol Lake — Sat, 29 May 2021 16:18:49 +0000

Since when in the UK did we call shopping centres ‘malls’?? Enough of Americanisms. As the for the plans, there needs to be affordable housing included for local residents. The shopping centre is not be needed as there are plenty of independent shops and restaurants near by. Why spoil the wonderful architecture? If anything, give the are a good clean.

By: Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 05:35:00 +0000

It may well be the case that the current crisis has accelerated the change that was coming because of the internet. The high street as we have always known it was in decline anyway and two days ago a major shopping mall operator went into liquidation. This has been on the planners and developers table for some time, many years, and will probably fall foul of economic reality in that there will be nobody to buy the things they want to sell.

By: Micky Sayid

Micky Sayid — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:40:15 +0000

Thanks for being this to my attention. Email sent and objected

By: Angela Dietrich

Angela Dietrich — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:39:18 +0000

This proposal sickens me…it’s obviously part of a plot designed to destroy the character of a unique part of London, making it look as non-descript and alienated as possible so that local people will be unable to identify with their roots.
Please stop this development and deploy your resources elsewhere, like in the Docklands, for example, where there’s virtually nothing left to spoil.

By: Sue Mayer

Sue Mayer — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:39:16 +0000

Thanks for reminding us about the deadline. I have sent in my objection. This is all very depressing. I am not holding my breath but maybe somebody will listen to us.

By: Judi Jones

Judi Jones — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:16:33 +0000

Thank you bringing attention to this – I have submitted my Objection – I wrote it while feeling furious, sad, disappointed, helpless and yet determined. What else can we do but voice our opinion? The unimaginative, idiotic attitudes of those that control the town planning and development are given a free reign it seems. These corporate Frankensteins scratch each other’s backs to get plans put into action – they create monstrosities, line their pockets then drive home to their houses well away from the communities they have destroyed. But hey – that’s progress isn’t it. It makes me scream!

By: Rosemary Antrobus

Rosemary Antrobus — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:16:38 +0000

Thanks for the last minute call out. These cold temples to Mammon are possibly going to be like mausoleums as people shop on line, work from home, don’t have disposable income and we enter the final stages of the climate emergency.
Who now owns and inherited the land and is now selling is another same old story.

By: Charly

Charly — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:00:14 +0000

Is this development even going to be desirable or required in this post covid world. So many businesses are already shutting down offices in the city because they have realised that they are very expensive and it’s cheaper for people to work from home. Therefore building corporate office buildings seems very short sighted for this development. There’s so much office space that is already sitting vacant. Also another shopping centre really??? When so much of retail and stores in particular are on its knees. Who’s going to have the money to move in here. Seems I’ll thought through and very risky as a business decision. The impact to the local area will be devastating. The reason people go to brick lane is the atmosphere. If you get rid of that then no ones going to go to another bland development. Therefore the developers will just shoot themselves in the foot. Doesn’t make any sense from a business or cultural point of view. We don’t need another shopping centre. And London does not need offie space. Maybe use the building to create homes but needs to be done sympathetically. Without destroying the fabric. Which can be done with good architects. And not just developers wanting the biggest bang for their buck

By: Marie De Vere

Marie De Vere — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:05:41 +0000

I have just submitted an objection. It’s heartbreaking to see so little imagination used when development of sites like this become available. It’s like they don’t even try.