Town planning in London, planning proposals and applications, and planning decisions

Yes, that's the typical thing that seems to happen these days while the future of the central space is obviously undecided--partly because of the regrettable division between transport and land use planning that means there's little co-ordination, and also little planning despite the names of these disciplines, and partly because there's really no money around at the moment for a big replacement project. Many people obviously love the IMAX as a cinema, but it would be fairly easy to rebuild on a corner of the junction and would probably end up being a better building. In the meantime, failing a proper top-down approach to the hierarchy of intervention, people, with the best will in the world, are trying to do something while the key question isn't addressed.