> planning permission for his projects Worthwhile noting that back then the country was significantly less full of people to mount objections. e.g. Paddington

> planning permission for his projects Worthwhile noting that back then the country was significantly less full of people to mount objections. e.g. Paddington was built where it is because that was the edge of the city at the time. Similarly Bristol Temple Meads was built in a meadow area outside the city. The were no major roads unless built by Romans.