Yes the cladding board they chose was clearly to improve the look, which wouldn't be difficult to do. However that is not the reason to clad with new insulation behind the cladding. That is for the reason i said before. Of course they want it to look better at the time.Are you sure about that? Because the planning application suggests that the prime motivation was the living conditions of those who have to look at the building rather than those who actually had to live in it.