This was a sunset view from Bethnal Green Gardens. You can’t see it now. Tall buildings have blocked it. Now they want to build another 11-storey, 52m tower beside the gardens. Once the light is gone, it's gone. bethnal-green.london

Not an April Fool. As @thegentleauthor.bsky.social knows, this is not the first attempt to force an oversized development beside Bethnal Green Gardens. This model shows the shadows an 11-storey, 52m tower would cast across the gardens. Object by Thursday at midnight: bethnal-green.london

Summer evening in Bethnal Green Gardens. You can just make out the roofline of the old LEB building silhouetted by the sun. That is where they want to build a new 52m student block. This light matters. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. bethnal-green.london

Bethnal Green Gardens, late Saturday afternoon. The gap in the middle of this photo — and the building to the right — is where they want to build a new 52m student block. Even in a bitterly cold wind, people were still sitting in the sun. Once that light is gone, it’s gone.

A 52m student block is planned beside Bethnal Green Gardens. 11 storeys. 520 student rooms. Right by the gardens. We’ve put together a simple guide explaining what’s proposed and how to object: bethnal-green.london Please share.