In the UK, complaints from neighbors can get pretty much any project canned or delayed indefinitely.
There is always some kind of rare amoeba whose habitat would be impacted by any new building, requiring more multi-year studies be done.
There is always some kind of rare amoeba whose habitat would be impacted by any new building, requiring more multi-year studies be done.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Braithwaite+House,+7+Forre...
And if the private owner of the space cannot extract value from it without degrading the quality of life of the surrounding area's residents, maybe there should be laws to give it back to the public. This would also tackle "investors" that buy cheap properties amass and leave them to rot, until they can make enough profit from gentrification.
In that case here, it's a huge screen in front of a lot of peoples windows, so I see why it's a dumb decision. I wouldn't want that either.