The Better Beehive Blog
Response to July 2024 revision scheme for The Beehive site
This is a quick summary of the information given to the public during the public consultation for the revised proposals for the Beehive Centre. We hope it is an accurate interpretation. The revised scheme is due to be submitted in August when much more detail will be available.
We can see that a lot of work has been done on the scheme and overall it is somewhat improved from the exceptionally poor start seen in the original scheme submitted in August last year. However, the scheme remains an over development of the Beehive site. The scale of the buildings is still overwhelming and in stark contrast to the low rise, domestic scale of buildings that immediately surround the site
Consultation dates for your diary July 2024
Dates for your diary for consultation feedback.
Our formal response
Firstly, and to be absolutely clear, we recognise and support the principle of the redevelopment of the Beehive Centre…
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