Talk by a surveyor: Huw Davis

Yesterday, we met a surveyor, Huw Davis, to talk about the new Westgate shopping centre in Oxford. The main points were: why Oxford needs a new shopping centre, housing, enviromentaly friendly design, car park, and the length of the project.

1. Why Oxford needs a new shopping centre: Huw Davis said that it is needed for the local economy, many people are leaving Oxford to go shopping in another city, and this new shopping centre will also be an attraction for tourists, and maybe it will be cheaper than others shops in Oxford.

2. Housing: This is a bad point for some residents in the area, because the project will destroy their houses, and we think these people probably object strongly.

3. Enviromentally friendly design: For us this is a good point, because there will be solar panels, many trees and it won't change the original stream.

4. Car park: Also this is a good idea, because a new car park will be built near the city centre with many car parking spaces.

5. The length of the project: The building will take about four years, in fact the work will start in summer and it is going to finish in 2011.

We think that it was a good idea to talk with a surveyor, because we found out some important information about this new shopping centre, and also we think that it is a good plan for Oxford and also for local economy.