Member

The setting of the Buxton memorial will undoubtedly be harmed by the proposed Holocaust memorial and learning centre, as confirmed by the planning inspector, who accepted that there would be significant harm done to it. An architect has measured the distance between the edge of the memorial and the riverside as approximately 5 metres. If the proposals for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre go forward as planned, one edge of the Buxton memorial will be only 2 metres away from the courtyard drop—more or less the height that I am standing at now and, I am sure we all agree, not much space for the multitudes of people predicted to pass through it. The proposals for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre include the suggestion of a stone bench around the 2-metre edge of the Buxton memorial. Were this to be agreed, it would create an obvious and potentially dangerous pinch point for those either visiting the memorial or just walking merrily along the riverside—if they can still do so.