Marina Tower

The 40 storey Marina tower that was rejected recently by the city council's planning committee has attracted opposition primarily because of its height which opponents claim contravenes the original consent for the Marina development. The council's planning officers who supported the application, after amendment by the developers, don't think so, but be that as it may.

It's just a little odd that such an exposed residential development is being proposed (right on the harbour arm) when the council only a short distance away at the Undercliff Walk is spending millions of pounds to reinforce the seawall big time, at least in part because of fears of climate change, rising seawater levels, and therefore bigger storm damage on the coast.

I was curious to see what the application says about this long term threat - if anything - but when I tried to download it (and it's great that the link is there on the council's website) what I got was a very long doc in what seemed to be as Asian script!

It's not the first time this has happened with a Word download from the council's website - some sort of techie problem which I hope can be resolved.