The Willesden & Brent Times is reporting the passing of the recent Marshall House application by Brent's Planning Committee as "Yes to the Queens Park Tower". From the story I susepect this is a case of Paul Lorber, the Liberal Democrat Leader of Brent Council, having his spin backfire on him.
Back in 2006, the Liberal Democrats ran a shamefully dishonest campaign alleging a Labour plot to build a tower block just by Queens Park Tube. Unfortunately, the lies were successful in getting Liberal Democrat councillors elected in the area. The site of the supposed Tower application has remained untouched. He now seems to have tried to use the Marshall House application to argue that the Liberal Democrats have installed a positive alternative on the site, although the Marshall House application is for a rather different site in South Kilburn.
No doubt the local residents who supported the Liberal Democrats because they thought they would ban tall buildings feel ratgher disappointed that permission for an eleven storey block has been given.
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