"Instead of 15 Clerkenwell Close, let's knock down some old stuff"

It would be better to pull down some of London's Georgian terraces than demolish Amin Taha's stone-framed housing block, says Sean Griffiths.Amin Taha's controversial building at 15 Clerkenwell Close is still under threat of demolition, despite the planning documentation apparently now being in order. According to the council, it is "rough, ugly and detrimental to the conservation area and listed buildings", so therefore in contravention of its planning permission.
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