BMH News from the Ward Mote

Here are some notes made by a Breton House Group committee member from the Ward Mote last Friday:
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At the Cripplegate Ward Mote [on Friday 11th Mar], David Bradshaw agreed to act as coordinator for the various residents and residents groups so that we can act , and can be seen to be acting, as one.

It seems that James Garland and TW met Vivienne Littlechild, a common councillor, yesterday - at their invitation after she had missed the public exhibition - spending an hour with the latest plans. It seems TW are now planning on 115 flats but Vivienne said the plans were too small to show anything much although TW confirmed the block would rise up in two stages towards Cripplegate House from Fann Street from the north and Golden Lane from the east.

I raised the inaccuracies in the Alison Brooks Architects "Background to Development of Bernard Morgan House". Whilst both Alderman David Graves and John Tomlinson, another common councillor, denied any knowledge of the contents both said they would look into it. One or two residents suggested the City Corporation could be responsible for any misleading information given to TW.

John Tomlinson said he had also recently met James Garland and TW and stressed the need to inform residents as to progress and showed them the Blake's Tower newsletter. Apparently TW were surprised to see the detail in the newsletter. I asked John why he went to the meeting. He said it was in his capacity as a Ward councillor and as a result of the residents' reaction at the public exhibition.