The developers with a Council Planning Officer in attendance gave a presentation on the proposed development.
There has been some initial consultation with stakeholders including residents of Wendover Court. A digital consultation is starting. A series of drop-in sessions are running on a fortnightly basis on site through late July and August, to be followed by a further wrap-up in early September for this phase of consultation.
Although the design of the building will be stepped, it could potentially cause some loss of light. The proposal is to demolish the building but an independent study is to be carried out to determine whether it is viable to keep a part of the existing building or to demolish entirely and which is best from a from a carbon offset aspect.
Not only would almost all materials be recycled they would actually be able to identify where the recycled materials end up. The development will be a joint venture with Derwent and the Lazarus. Presently Ping is occupying part of the building to be redeveloped in the next two years.
