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I do agree that it all needs to be carefully considered but large private development does seem to be able to deliver things that small-scale development would find impossible - for example all the lovely car-free space at King's Cross.
Sorry, missed your post for some reason. Yes, obviously private finance has always been a bit of a development accelerator.
In starting this thread, I should probably have made a clearer distinction between the privatisation of existing public space and the 'pseudo-public' spaces like MORE London, in which large parcels of land are 'opened up', but with strings attached. As the Guardian article highlights, different 'rules' (there may not actually be any rules, just the landowner's whims) apply in places like Granary Square in King's Cross.
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Oliver Schick
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I do agree that it all needs to be carefully considered but large private development does seem to be able to deliver things that small-scale development would find impossible - for example all the lovely car-free space at King's Cross.
As for tower blocks - if the choice if between super high density neighbourhoods (which you can walk or bike around) or losing more green space to expand the depressing suburbs then I'm all for tower blocks.
The more good homes, jobs, shops and attractions there are inside the circle line the more people will feel like living here rather than commuting in and blocking up the roads.