The proposal to build a 28-storey tower by the Wicker Arches is one step closer to reality as the Planning Board has asked for the removal of conditions recommended by planning officers restricting the height and scale of the building.
Planning officers had placed the conditions on the application due to lack of information about its potential environmental impact, but the Planning Board was reluctant to restrict the regeneration potential of the development.
The planning board’s request to remove the conditions is now with the Council’s solicitors, whose recommendation is due back with the board on 9th May 2006.