This is the model at the Inquiry. Click on the photo to get a better idea of comparative scales:
Name ‘em and praise ‘em. Here’s who’s speaking as who at the Inquiry:
Andrea Hofling / Viva Vauxhall
April Hilling / local resident
Charles Pender / Fentiman Road etc residents’ association
Charlie Boxer / Italo
David Spofforth / Harleyford Road Garden Association
Dræyk [...]
This from Friends of Vauxhall Park (FOVP):
“FOVP are objecting to the proposed 149m high Octave Tower on the Bondway site. Having been turned down by Lambeth, this application is now the subject of a Planning Inquiry.
On Monday 19th July the Inspector will visit the park, probably towards the end of the afternoon. We would be [...]
The developer’s appeal against the decision to refuse planning approval for the proposed Bondway/Octave Tower scheme begins next week: 10am on Tuesday 20 July at Lambeth Town Hall.
Local residents who wish to object to the tower, which will be 149m tall and dwarf our neighbourhood, can come along on the morning of the 20th and [...]
Proximity to the river and Westminster, good transport links, and the likely availability of land, have encouraged developers to plan and in some cases embark upon a number of ambitious developments in our area. This provides a good general update
“Towers in the Vauxhall area have met with opposition from local residents, particularly the Octave Tower, designed by Make Architects, the practice run by Ken Shuttleworth.” says the article in today’s ES magazine here The photos in the printed magazine are not in the online version, so here they are: