Has Cabe got the teeth to tackle poor design?

2010-09-17T00:00:00

Collado Collins’ Tesco scheme for Bromley-by-Bow was given the green light despite being savaged in Cabe’s design reviews.

No, says Rowan Moore, the watchdog is too close to the professionals it assesses; but Richard Simmons feels Cabe goes as far as it can without statutory powers.

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