Practice Tower application
The Society has objected to a new raw galvanised steel structure proposed as a new training tower for Binley Fire Station (the illustration is of a similar tower built elsewhere). In our view the building should be intrinsically worth seeing rather than ugly with a half-hearted attempt at hiding it. The claim that the building can be hidden by planting is not valid. There is clear vision through the existing hedgerow adjacent to Binley Road after the leaves have fallen. While it might be acceptable in an industrial setting this is next to a residential area in a pleasant part of city.
There is no design and access statement provided in the application and also no indication as to what will happen to the existing training tower.
