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Developer can’t get no satisfaction as Jagger wins battle to stop Thames tower block

The Independent·Maira Butt·18 days ago
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Mick Jagger has won a two-year battle to stop a 29-storey high-rise from being built next to Battersea Bridge on the River Thames in London . The 82-year-old was joined by other celebrities including Felicity Kendal, Eric Clapton and comedian Harry Hill in the fight to oppose the 100m development from going ahead. Proposals to build the block of 110 luxury flats were dismissed by Wandsworth Council and the Greater London Authority last year but developers Rockwell Property appealed the decision. A planning inspector rejected the appeal on Thursday, saying that the project would be detrimental to both the appearance and heritage of the local area. “I have lived in this area for a long time and I care about what happens to it,” the Rolling Stones musician told the Chelsea Citizen in March earlier this year.…

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