tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post5242432891296087429..comments2024-03-28T09:45:17.708+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: NW2 Residents' Association's objection to the 'over-bearing' B&Q Cricklewood developmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-76830748464366935972020-10-06T19:32:30.810+01:002020-10-06T19:32:30.810+01:00I agree that this "urban design speak" a...I agree that this "urban design speak" about tall buildings being justified as assisting wayfinding is nonsense.<br /><br />The same line was used as part of the justification for a nine storey block of flats above the proposed new adult education college at 1 Morland Gardens in Stonebridge:<br />'The location of the tallest tower on the junction of Hillside and Brentfield<br />Road will mark this key intersection and aid with wayfinding to the further education college.'<br /><br />It is an insult to the students who use the college, to suggest that they could not find their way to it if there was not a tall building above it!Philip Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216646114377430489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-657876446194765502020-10-06T15:36:45.182+01:002020-10-06T15:36:45.182+01:00NW2 residents association chat shit - they, ‘do no...NW2 residents association chat shit - they, ‘do not consult Cricklewood residents views will be taken into account’ and is effectively just a labour front group. They care absolutely nothing about traffic as also last week they were celebrating the historic building opposite chichele road being knocked down to double the size of the road. <br /><br />The reality of cricklewood is that there is nowhere to chill away from the road and the developers are offering an actual town square in keeping with the popular granary square in kings cross with spaces for bars, cafes and restaurants that are severely lacking in cricklewood. If this comes with tower blocks next to a railway on an old industrial area of cricklewood so be it. Stop being such snobs about tower blocks, many of these moaners would have stayed in similar on holiday and people have to live somewhere. Imo the increased footfall from the houses will make the area safer and increase vitality of the town so they can crack on. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419322826872295307noreply@blogger.com