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LifeYou are in: Leicester > Features > Life > A Whar'ful Waste?  Some like it others loathe it! A Whar'ful Waste?A controversial Leicestershire development is nearly finished, but what do you think of the Loughborough Wharf? Take a look at the pictures! Plus, listen to your views and to an explanation and have your say on the message board. Do YOU love or loathe it? The Loughborough Wharf development certainly has got people talking. Is this building a ground-breaking piece of modern architecture which enhances the waterside of Loughborough or is it an ugly carbunkle that should never have been built? Take a look at the pictures and have your say here...
 The Wharf Canal View - Artist Impression It's due to be completed in the last week of September 2007, and will provide student accommodation, luxury apartments and a restaurant and caf茅. The controversial 拢14 million project has been described as looking like it's made out of lego blocks, with bright red and green walling. WHY?Charnwood Borough Council's defending the development of the Wharf and believes it WAS the right decision. Local people have been split over the new development - with many arguing that the development will ruin the traditional character of the area...
Audio and Video links on this page require Realplayer  Does it REALLY look that bad? So WHY was the Wharf given planning permission? 大象传媒 Leicester's Ben Jackson spoke to Charnwood Borough Council's Cabinet lead member for Regeneration and Conservation, Councillor Stephen Hampson, and the Secretary of the Loughborough and District Civic Trust, Dr Tony Ford. Despite objections, Councillor Stephen Hampson, believes they have got to consider the future as well as the present...
Audio and Video links on this page require Realplayer The council insists the development is an important way of bringing investment into the centre of Loughborough.  The Wharf Road View - Artist Impression NicknamesThe Wharf, built by British Waterways, has inspired a number of nicknames locally. To some the building is Balamory after the popular children鈥檚 television programme which is set in a brightly painted, multi-coloured village. Others know the building as Legoland because they think it looks as if it is made of the Danish bricks. Neither name is particularly complimentary. last updated: 16/10/07 |
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