The council's Hylands Road estate is slowly being redeveloped and the first phase is now complete with 120 flats on the edge of Epping Forest. Some blocks are 8 storeys and peep over the top of the forest, which is a shame as it spoils the open aspect of the forest. If the 18 storeys at Whipps ever go ahead they will tower over the forest, which will be much more dramatic. Whether this is what the council's Local Plan refers to as "exemplary architecture" is doubtful!! This is what Hylands now look like:
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