“ 'Barnet Society is minded to support it'? Look around the town. There are many more issues of cleanliness, anti-social behaviour, homeless sleeping by the Library, high street shop closures and unimaginative development that need contesting. Yes, oppose this extraordinary proposal that will blight the residents of Chipping Close and cause traffic congestion. Oppose the plans to create high occupancy blocks of miserable tenancy and the ridiculous idea that a hotel will give the occupants job training. We are in danger of becoming an outer suburb dumping ground yet we are also in possession of excellent access routes, historic building stock, tube straight into town and the potential to be extremely attractive to incomers. Why not support the growing designers and artist population in Brake Shear House and Alston Works? Creative energy is gold and young, innovative industries can be supported here as tech hubs or artisan quarters. This in turn draws people in and develops all other retail choices. Surely we can do better than being on the merry go round of a dreadful, quick buck development plan that offers no actual benefit and has been presented in such a superficial manner? ”