On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:55:06 -0700, John B wrote:

To be fair, the only things TfL are seeking to destroy in Camden is
the chavvy Stables market right by the station selling pirated CDs and
'Adihash' t-shirts, and one of the capital's least appealing music
venues.

That might be fair enough if the development was in some way
necessary, but the fact was that the "seven-storey tower of shops and
flats" was entirely gratuitous. It's surprising that they thought
their application had any chance of success.

And while some degree of ground-floor-level development may be
necessary to cater for entry/exit flows, the impending avalance of
interchange traffic that will need to be dealt with if the line is
split won't even be going anywhere near the surface.