Docks are or were built to make money not to make urban landscape and I’m sure Peel make no apology for continuing to make them make money if they can. If they didn’t think they could, the docks would continue to rot where they stand.
Neither are they, nor were they ever ‘urban landscapes’. There is nothing of landscape value to meddle with unless a penchant for melancholia and living in the past. They are empty and desolate as they are and a painful reminder of former glory unless and until new use and life can be found for them.
Peel are bringing new life and prosperity to these redundant docks by finding new use rather than filling them in. They are creating new jobs and livelihoods and channelling investment of billions into the regeneration of the city.
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Incidentally, they are also providing enough trains to cater for the projected demand and creating the connectivity and ease of access essential to the scheme’s success. It's difficult to see why Peel would do otherwise.
These docks have had their day but an owner with the energy and resources who will nevertheless keep them and make them great again is to be encouraged and congratulated.
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