Following an arduous battle to save it which forced extra consideration by the planning committee, the decision to demolish the Ringway Centre on Smallbrook Queensway has been given the go ahead. Should we preserve such historic buildings?
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00:00 I've heard about the demolition of Small Brook Queensway and whilst I do agree that we should
00:05 preserve our history, history is what makes us what we are now, we do have to think about
00:09 now. And if that would mean more homes could be built, then I think that could potentially
00:16 be a really good thing, so long as they're not homes for people who are very well off
00:19 and actually would meet the needs of people who don't earn a fortune.
00:24 Birmingham City Centre, I hear that they're restoring some parts of Birmingham City Centre
00:31 right and I think myself it's a good idea with them restoring these old buildings, they
00:38 need to preserve them for future generations. It depends on how the style of the building,
00:48 how it's going to turn out. And also they should preserve a lot of things, actually
00:56 the pubs as well, which need to be preserved and opened. But no, not really, because I
01:04 don't go to the city centre much anyway, I stay around the area.
01:09 I think they should keep them all, it's part of our heritage, it's not pulling down this
01:15 church over here, it's ridiculous. Keep it like it is, there's such an influx from other
01:20 countries these days, it's difficult to isolate what it is to be English anymore. I think
01:26 it's very, very, very important to have those people reminded of what the hell they're coming
01:31 to, in my humble opinion.
01:34 I don't know, I mean there's planners, developers, I don't know, but yeah, old buildings, I'm
01:44 still mourning the loss. I don't think anyone else was, I think everyone loved to see the
01:49 back of the old library, but the old brutalism, just like the buildings next to the New Street
01:59 station, those old brutalist buildings, developers want to demolish those I've heard, and yeah
02:10 you know the ones on top of snobs, all those buildings. So cherishing some of the buildings
02:20 we've had in the past, it's really, well as you can see around Mosley, it's good, I just
02:31 like the historical buildings.
02:36 The Royal Estates Group finally secured approval from the City Council following backlash from
02:41 companions against the proposed development. The plans are subject to a legal agreement
02:48 that 20% of spaces are considered affordable. The triple tower scheme of over 1,750 flats
02:56 are set to be built over the next 13 years.
02:59 [laughter]