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There seems to be almost unanimous opposition to the scheme by Barbican residents - even by those not directly affected in terms of being overshadowed by this proposed monstrosity. The scale of the scheme is out of all proportion - and to build it right next to a major residential complex which houses 4-5,000 residents - and on the south side thus taking direct sunlight away from a number of the Barbican apartments which are all low-rise on that side of the estate - must be against environmental and architectural guidelines. JP Morgan Chase Bear, as I believe it is now named has also said that they would want yet another of the Barbican's podium level walkways closed (the Milton Court development has already seen one of these removed) - for security reasons. However academic studies have shown that the closing of such walkways in an estate complex like the Barbican substantially increases security problems for residents. Hopefully the City of London's planning committee will throw out the scheme, although there is obviously strong support from some members of the Corporation who are worried about the movement of some major firms from the City to Canary Wharf.