Planning Application for Swan Wharf in Fish Island & White Post Lane Conservation Area (PA 14/00262/FUL)

There are too few 'complete' industrial heritage sites left to allow this site to be dismembered.

LONDON

Once these buildings have been lost, the connection with its history is destroyed and another part of London will have lost its unique history for future generations.

If we don't value and maintain these wonderful buildings, which are the fabric of London's rich and multi-layered heritage, I fear our city is heading towards a faceless future. There is, and can be no case for not keeping them.

Essex road

A restored and well-maintained historic area will not only celebrate an important commercial past but will enhance and enrich new developments, providing character. Our rebuilt and new towns from the mid-20thC are still struggling to achieve this.

Good wishes for the success of this important campaign.

Hackney

Such buildings need to be preserved to record the areas history for future generations

Italy

I am a local resident and very much value the fabric of these industrial buildings. The planned desctruction is philistine and greedy.

This is our national heritage, Don't let greedy people destroy it.

Hertfordshire

Let's preserve these unique buildings.

Preservation over profit.

As part of the LLDC commitment to regeneration of the area this application should be refused as it is contrary to local plans and government guidance on support for small business. The area is home to many small businesses artisans and businesses whose livelihood would be threatened by substantial new housing development that would push up rents and force them away from the area. The multiple small businesses and enterprises helps to support the heritage assets. LLDC should pursue a more imaginative and thoughtful regeneration approach to this valuable area and retain its character.

The Sprite of a building and history of any building can only be retained as a whole. To remove everything but external wall removes its sole. They have to be prsueved as a whole to retain there history. So much of London is just a fasard now. Learn by past mistakes.

we know this area from before the Olympics, it should be kept as a whole and adapted, nit treated as a mirage of facades. How often we demolish buildings we later learn to revere -- let's preserve and re-use in tribute to our pioneering forebears.

Sarah, this development is offering 0% 'affordable' homes. The 'affordable' artist workspaces will have no natural light due to the insertion of the four-storey 'Jewel Building' in the yard, so they will be unfit for purpose.

This block already houses thriving businesses, the employees of which live in the surrounding area. It's not 'falling into a state of disrepair' like the developer claims. Thy current small businesses wont be able to afford the new commercial rents, and no doubt the local people wont be able to afford the 'affordable homes'.