Ca paig i g fo a uality Co e t y Raisi g a a e ess as to hat uality ea s A othe ea passes ith o side a le a i it o all f o ts. Highlights: We o issio ed la ds ape a hite t Si o Watki s to p odu e a s he ai desig of the Whitef ia s Mo aste /Ju io Ri g Road a ea. We o side ed the d at do u e t to e e t e el i te esi g. So did the Cou il. We o ga ised ou i st lue pla ue—i e o of Siegf ied Bet a of T iu ph fa e—to e i ed o his ho e at Stoke Pa k –El Ba k House. Ou Fi st Wo ld Wa e o ial p oje t has p og essed leaps a d ou ds a d e ade it ou o t i uio to this ea ’s Ci i Da , ased at the Ce t al Li a . We e e i st u e tal i the fo aio of Desig Co e t , a pa el of p ofessio als i the ields of pla i g, a hite tu e a d la ds ape. Of g eat sig ii a e as a ofe to a out pro bo o o k fo Co e t Cit Cou il he e i depe de t ad i e o st eets apes, uildi gs a d a hite tu e ould e of e eit to the de isio aki g p o ess. Cultu e While e a e ote des i ed i the edia as a histo i so iet , e a e ot. Ou spe ial i te est is i ou it ’s he itage a d the sites that ake Co e t the u i ue pla e it is. Fo so ei e o e ha e ee o e ed that those espo si le fo the id to e Cit of Cultu e ha e appea ed to ig o e ou o de ful he itage assets. We o i ue to p ess fo a ha ge i that. A p i e e a ple is the it ’s e t al shoppi g a ea ith its Fesival of Britai st le a hite tu e. The e i st pedest ia p e i ts i Eu ope. App op iatel , a hite ts Je e a d Ca oli e Gould o pleted thei ook e e tl , its itle: Co e t —the aki g of a ode it 9 9- . We ate ded its e e t lau h. Its o te ts a e a o de ful guide to the e hea t of post- a Co e t , its e t e a d also i po ta tl , de elop e ts i the su u s. The eall should e studied a d ade a e t al featu e of Co e t ’s id to e a it of ultu e.
eigh ou hood pla i g hi h i luded Co u it Rights, a d the oppo tu it to egiste assets of o u it alue. A ious to k o o e of the detail e e e g ateful to e ei e Sa ah Ja es f o Ci i Voi e ho e plai ed the o epts a d e ha i s of the s he e. Sa ah is also a e e of the So iet . Outlook O the p o oio s side of ou o k e set up a stall at the Godi a Fesi al he e the F ie ds of She ou e Ri e as lau hed. A d o e agai ope ed St Ma k’s Chu h fo the Fei us h u al to e ie ed o He itage Weeke d. These a e i alua le o asio s he e eet the ge e al pu li . Ou e site is ell used the pu li ho i d the e s a d i fo aio of g eat alue. We o i ue to p odu e a o thl e slete that ot o l goes to ea h e e ut also ou illo s, ou il oi e s a d othe p o i e t people. O e agai ou ale da ith ie s of Co e t as a total sell-out. Ch ist as a ds e e also e popula although e eed to p o ide a p ope displa o . Disappoi t e ts? We elie e that i o i uildi gs like The Elepha t dese e a lasi g pla e i the u i e sit ua te , et ou appli aio fo lisi g as tu ed do . Sadl the D ape s’ Hall p oje t appea s to The Pal e La e/Hales St eet s he e e o hold hile the T ust goes th ough a to see that the Fa Gosfo d St eet tea of e-o ga isaio phase. A d last ut o ea s least e a e pla e s ill o o e to o k o a £ o e ed to see the ala e ip hea il illio pla to ege e ate The Bu ges to a ds u i e sit a i it ithi the it a ea, la ds ape the Ri e She ou e i e t e. The e is idesp ead fea that the Pal e La e a ea a d eate e fa iliies fo the ide populaio a e estau a ts, afes a d stude t ei g ig o ed. The So iet elie e this a o odaio pi tu ed a o e . We et ith se e al la ge de elope s ho eeds to e add essed the Cou il. We ha e a s all o itee that is a e i gi g o e stude t dedi ated to i p o i g the fo tu es of a o odaio to the it e t e at Co e t . I tha k ea h a d e e o e fo Belg ade Plaza, To e St eet a d the itee Nu ses Ho e at the fo e Co e t a d the i e a d efo t put i . The o is elai el s all i u e ut judgi g Wa i kshi e Hospital. We also ade the e o d e did p et ell. ep ese taio s o a u e of p oposals, des i ed i so e detail o page . Keith Draper, Chair a Ate The Lo alis A t of a e We a e delighted to see se e al oads a d ai ju io s i the it e t e d a ai all i p o ed—Lidi e Pla e, Belg ade S ua e, Fai fa St eet, Jo da Well a d Cou il House S ua e. Clea l the £ . illio of e te al a d p i ate fu di g as ell spe t. The So iet e te ed o e fo a aio al a a d, ut sadl it did ’t uite ake it. Local Pla At last e sa the i al o sultaio o the Lo al Pla efo e su issio to Naio al Go e e t. I ou o e ts the So iet as ot opposi g holesale, the use of G ee Belt la d ut elie ed that o ield sites should e p io iised. We also said that CAN’s poi t a out stude t housi g as ell fou ded. The e appea ed o poli to a age this issue i so ial a eas a d o u iies. We said that othe u i e sit iies do ha e poli ies i pla e. O the pla i g f o t e e e delighted