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Fair comment - but the council has determined, perhaps sensibly, that selling to another private developer on the promise of apartments, hotel, whatever to come may lead to the buildings remaining empty for an extended period or even put them back to square one.
I'd imagine a sixth form college would be good news for cafes and shops, at least during term time, and the development looks reasonable. The only really jarring bit to me is the central south facing wall, but that looks like it will largely be hidden from ground level. The only part of the building being demolished is the small rear 'extension' in the courtyard - I'd be surprised if any redevelopment of this site which also involved using the empty ground alongside LGA would not involve demolishing this. According to the article planning permission for removing that section has been in place for several years so clearly not a new idea.