The Chelsea Barracks

I look across the road at the Chelsea Barracks and wonder what the new development on it is going to look like. As I understand it it is going to be higher than the Chelsea Barracks Partnership had been hoping for although as yet the style and shape of the proposed buildings have not been revealed. As Westminster has pointed out the new buildings will though be lower than the 2 nasty '60s blocks still standing on the site. The plans are due to be voted on by Westminster any moment now and I hope will be sensitive to the locale unlike the monstrosity proposed by that awful jerk and tasteless architect Lord Rodgers. Thank God the Kandy brothers are no longer involved - what an opportunity they had with the redevelopment of No 1 Knightsbridge and what a banal disappointment that piece of glass has turned out to be. I wonder if the Barracks development still includes a hotel. A hotel could add a touch of glamour to the area but I doubt it will be as popular as the Sloane Club where everyone's grandparents and aunts and uncles seem to stay. How the traffic in this part of town will be affected as a result of all the additional cars the development will bring in the immediate area is anyone's guess. Will they change the traffic light sequence along the Chelsea Bridge Road and will that prevent the frequent jams in the evening rush hour? Will these jams become worse? Will the re-opening of Albert Bridge help? Quite possibly.