Covent Garden building project

Title

Covent Garden building project

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Margaret Shields interviews Jim Monahan of the Covent Garden Community Association after they lost their appeal court case against the granting of planning permission by Westminster Council for a massive building programme in Covent Garden to raise funds for the Royal Opera House.

Contributors

Jim Monahan; Margaret Shiels

Keywords

London; Covent Garden; Royal Opera House; Protest movements; Legal decisions; Westminster Council; Planning permission; Appeals; Building development

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