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I defend Prince Charles' right to express his opinion over Chelsea Barracks. The Rogers scheme was wrong and should never have been created in the first place, let alone accepted for so long by Qatari Diar. PC has the right to express his opinion, Qatar has the right to listen to it and either accept/reject it.

But that doesn't mean his alternative is any better. His proposed scheme was appalling, and since it came from the same design ethos within the PTBE that would be used in any design review type CABE replacement, they've shown their position is ludicrous.

The UK built environment is an embarrassing mess. PTBE are right to criticise it, but their alternatives of Poundbury and the like are equally as ghastly. They are not the right people or right mindset to replace CABE.