Today a spokesman for Mr Khan said: "The Mayor has a number of serious concerns with this application and having studied it in detail has refused permission for a scheme that he believes would result in very limited public benefit.
Namuhla okhulumela uMnu uKhan uthe: "IMeya inezinto eziningi eziyikhathazayo mayelana nalesi sicelo futhi njengoba isifunde kabanzi inqabile ukusivumela njengoba kuwuhlelo lapho kuzozuza amalungu ambalwa kakhulu omphakathi kulo.