"so one area of the Western Heights is being sacrificed for the good of another area when in fact the Western Heights should be seen as a whole"
My own view is that I *may* consider the loss of a small area if it is beneficial to the Heights as a whole and will help secure the heritage for another 200 years.
The 'loss' has to be as minimal as possible but also the development as a whole has to provide enough funding (or enough funding to kick-start) to really make a big difference to be able to undo some of the decay that the Heights have suffered over the last 50 years and get the recognition that they really deserve.
It is as a very fine balancing act and a line that I still wobble along !! As much as I would like the Heights to be preserved 'as is', in the real world the millions of pounds that are required aren't going to be given to us no matter how much we jump up and down
. A "possible" lifeline is on the table at the moment and we need to all carefully consider the pros and cons and make a decision that we hope people in 100 years say was the right decision.
I have a lot of reading to do over the weekend before I can truely decide in what direction or directions I will be fighting.....