Dear Robbrockley, thank you for giving voice to the voiceless bats. Your message and your concern for both local tenants and would-be first time buyers clearly reflects a generous heart. Now, I do understand there is a shortage of properties and I do know about the consequences. However I fail to see how a premium, gated development in a premium location will help solve this issue. I doubt there will be a scheme to help first-time buyers snatch these high specs (with a high price tag!) flats. How many of these 22 properties would actually fall between the hands of property developers, not first time buyers? I can also imagine rents in this development to be sky high. I'm not sure more properties means cheaper rents unfortunately. This proposed development, where clearly developers are trying to fit as many properties as possible on a tiny piece of land is neither a charitable nor a responsible answer to the housing shortage. A whole neighborhood would be affected, in a negative way (outstretched infrastructures - schools, GPs - a defaced conservation area, airy feel replaced by a claustrophobic one, to mention only few of the cons) by such an irresponsible way of building. I appreciate your concern for tenants and first time buyers, and I respect your generosity. As far as I'm concerned, I think that nickfh and michael are looking into pragmatic ways - compromises - to effectively please both developers AND existing residents and I salute their positive, forward-thinking attitude. Rethinking the size of the building? Improving the access? How about living green walls/roofs to minimize the visual impact of the building?...