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A fight over rights of Light: Hammerson's Bishops Place scheme involves demolition of a former power station. But not everyone is in favour.(City, City fringe + Docklands--Regeneration)

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HACKNEY COUNCIL HAS DELAYED A PLANNING decision originally scheduled for early this week on Bishops Place, its joint venture with Hammerson. The 1m sq ft project is the first phase of a 10-year 4.5m sq ft masterplan for the area to the north of Liverpool Street. The Greater London Authority is to have the final say over the development.

But there is a problem: Hammerson's plans involve the demolition of the former Norton Folgate power station, which was built in 1893 and is now better known to locals as the Light, a trendy bar and restaurant. Hackney Council is to decide next month whether the Light is to be included in the Shoreditch High Street conservation area.

If it does include the building in the conservation area it will…

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