The campaign to save Smallbrook Queensway has been covered by The Birmingham Post and Private Eye.
The Birmingham Post has published a robustly argued piece by Mary Keating: “Democracy demolished as objections hit a brick wall.”
Mary, who represents Brutiful Birmingham, has exposed how the campaign to save Smallbrook Queensway has not even had the opportunity to present a counter-proposal to the plans to demolish the 60s Brutalist building. This is despite the counter-proposal being endorsed by the winners of the Stirling prize, a prestigious architectural award, and expert scrutiny of the carbon implications of the development.
Meanwhile, the West Midlands mayor, Andy Street, is to meet the developers, Dooba Investments II Ltd, who are proposing the demolition of the heritage building to make way for a residential-led, mixed-use development of glass towers.
Download: Birmingham Post: Democracy demolished as objections hit a brick wall (JPEG)
Private Eye has also reported on the campaign. They say that the Save Smallbrook Queensway campaign has demonstrated that a profitable scheme for 450 homes could be achieved without trashing Birmingham’s history.
Download: Private Eye: Nooks and Corners (JPEG)
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