It’s looking like November the 19th will be the day that London mayor Boris Johnson will have to make the major step of deciding whether the quarter of a century old nightclub institution Ministry Of Sound London will stay open or not. The ongoing debate has been sparked by developer Oakmayne wanting to build over a quarter of a thousand apartments and eighty affordable homes on the Eileen House site, currently a disused tower block.

In what appears to be an act of gathering troops for support, MOS put an open letter in The Standard newspaper quoting:

“Over the past decade all of London’s big clubs have closed as a result of redevelopment. We’re the last man standing. Do you want to bring the shutters down on nightclubs in London for good?”

Lohan Presencer, who is the CEO of the MOS Group stated that if the development went ahead, they want to secure “The legal agreement (that) guarantees that everything that is being promised, such as these acoustically sealed windows, is not reneged on at a later date. The second thing we want is a legal mechanism put in place to ensure the current noise levels will be able to lawfully continue as they are.”

According to The Standard, no one from Oakmayne has been available to speak to, but in the past, the housing development has said it could “co-exist” with the club.

Please Boris, do the right thing for London, don’t stop the music!

source: The Standard