“This decision is a travesty.”
More than 100 flats with a roof terrace and public courtyard can be built on a Merchant City car park — despite fears over the future of a popular music venue and the loss of open space.
However, Tam Coyle, the community council chairman, said the council had “ruined the last remaining opportunity for a community park in the very heart of the city”. The firm has also promised a mix of one, two and three-bed apartments, with energy-efficient air source heat pumps and high levels of insulation, and up to four ground floor units, suitable for leisure, office, retail or restaurant use.
She believed it could lead to future complaints from residents and urged the committee to ensure the development was “fit for purpose”. He added: “I think on balance this looks like a high quality development, a good deal of thought has gone into both the palette of materials and the green space both in the courtyard and on the upper floor of the building.”
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