Monday, November 22, 2010

PLANS to bulldoze hundreds of homes in Knowle West as part of a massive regeneration project might be scrapped.

I hope they abandon plans to knock down hundreds of homes in Inns Court - not least because the people living there - and the community around them - dont want this destructive demolition. Just think of what a home means to people and what they have of themselves invested in their home. Great to hear that the most popular regeneration plan is the one produced by the Knowle West Residents Planning Group.

PLANS to bulldoze hundreds of homes in Knowle West as part of a massive regeneration project might be scrapped.

Council officials have collated the views of residents and discovered while 84 per cent support regenerating the area, only about one in three (36 per cent) agreed with knocking down Inns Court.
More than half (52 per cent) said the estate should be infilled with new homes.
The residents' option, put forward by the Knowle West Residents Planning Group, offered alternatives to widescale demolition and was the most popular, with 40 per cent support...

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