Fugly

Just when I thought planning laws couldn't get any more ridiculous in this country I read about this in the local paper.

The listed building scheme was devised to ensure perfectly good buildings weren't ripped down to pave the way for concrete monstrosities.

The Civic Centre is not a perfectly good building and is itself a concrete monstrosity.

Like much of the post WWII buildings constructed in Plymouth, the Civic Centre has concrete cancer. Plymouth was particularly affected by this condition due to the reaction of the limestone in the cement (Acid) and the marine aggregate (Alkali) that was used for making the concrete.
As the two react slowly over the years they produce a gel-like substance that oozes out of the concrete and weakens the structural integrity of the building by producing cracks.
The repair costs have been estimated at £10 million but a figure of £20 million would be more realistic (Especially given that government contracts are notorious for going over budget)

Knock it down and build something less hideous in its place. I don't mind the winged roof but the sixth form college looking fascia has got to go.

You have to wonder what English Heritage are on. Are these the same muppets that came up with the term "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty"?
If it's anything other than deciduous woodland then it isn't natural in this country is it!*

*This excludes estuaries, beaches, marshland, scrubland, peat bogs and any other geographic feature native to the British Isles that any given smart-arse wants to put in the comments section.