AFTER reading Liverpool City Council's draft document on high-rise building, Dr Peter Brown, chairman of Merseyside Civic Society, says: "The proposed policy set out in the document is too prescriptive in seeking to restrict tall buildings to three principal areas in the city centre.
"There is too much of an emphasis on the notion of preserving 'vistas' that few have the opportunity or wish to appreciate in the terms set out in the document.
"More flexibility should be sought in accommodating taller buildings that will contribute to the creation, over a period years, of a cityscape that may be very different from that current visible from different vantage points.
"The World Heritage Site and its buffer zone should be capable of evolving to meet the needs of the 21st century metropolitan city and its population of both residents, workers and visitors.
"The WHS designation should not be treated as an excuse to exclude the new, bold and exciting architectural statements that should be represented in an ever-changing cityscape - some of which are likely to be tall.
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