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Last Update:
Friday 28th January, 2005
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Plans for child centre rejected
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PLANNING bosses have turned down a charity’s bid to build
a childcare centre in King’s Cross after hearing how the building
would overshadow valuable open spaces.
Children’s charity Coram Family had hoped to build the four-storey
centre on land between Brunswick Square, Mecklenburgh Square, St
George’s Gardens and Coram Fields.
Gillian Darley, from Friends of St George’s Gardens, said the
building would destroy the privacy of the gardens, which she called
an oasis for elderly residents – a view shared by ward councillor
Sue Vincent and committee chairman Councillor Brian Woodrow.
But Labour councillor Geethika Jayatilaka said said: “We talk
about children and childcare being a priority for the borough. In
an area like King’s Cross, which is crying out for more childcare,
I would need to see some pretty concrete reasons to turn this down.”
A tied vote by councillors meant that Cllr Woodrow as committee
chairman had the casting vote, which he used to reject the proposal.
He said: “Future generations will curse us if we give this
proposal the go-ahead. I have not been convinced by the report and
would propose that we reject it on the grounds that it is detrimental
to the area.”
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