§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee what exchanges have taken place between the Accommodation and Works Committee and Lambeth borough council concerning the application for planning permission to build a giant ferris wheel by the Thames. [1353]
§ Sir Raymond PowellThe Committee was invited to express its views on the planning application for a ferris wheel on the south bank of the Thames. The Committee considered the matter on 22 July, and was of the opinion that the proposal was inappropriate on the grounds that the size, scale and location would be unsuitable given the fine surrounding buildings, would detract from the views of the Palace of Westminster from some angles, and during the lifetime of the temporary structure would be the dominant feature nearly opposite the, by then, newly completed New Parliamentary Building.
The Committee's views were communicated to Lambeth borough council on 24 July 1996.