§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why he decided not to hold a public inquiry into the proposed demolition of B Warehouse, St. Katharine's Dock.
§ Mr. ShoreThe information available to me showed the building to be in very poor structural condition; the alternative proposals for the site were of great importance to the surrounding inner city areas; and only five objections were made to the demolition proposals. I decided, therefore, that the application for listed building consent to demolish B Warehouse was one I should leave to the London Borough Council of Tower Hamlets to determine as it thought fit, subject to any direction given by the GLC.