[calpaterson]

A shame. It's a huge complex of fairly sparse buildings right in the centre of the capital city. Listing it just puts big obstacles in front of changing it, which I really wish we could do. People just like how it looks but actually it's not a very useful space for society and I wish it could be changed.

I lived locally for 10 years and visited only a handful of times. Mostly it was just an obstacle in itself: it creates a lot of level changes (read: steps) and moving around it on foot or by bike is annoying.

[LightBug1]

Take your point but I'd err on the side of caution. Anything like that un-listed is ripe for one day getting completely ruined, and it is iconic and culturally very valuable.

I can think of 1000 other spaces in London that could be changed first before going anywhere near Southbank Centre.

I'm just happy the skatepark is now protected. Others may differ.

[TomWhitwell]

> lived locally for 10 years and visited only a handful of times

That was a mistake