{"id":41145,"date":"2024-10-04T18:21:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41145"},"modified":"2024-10-04T18:21:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:21:18","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-high-court-rejects-oral-appeal-against-tower-block-decision-in-historic-bloomsbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41145","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bloomsbury__Bedford_Square_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_5882544_commons_wiki_031024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bloomsbury__Bedford_Square_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_5882544_commons_wiki_031024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41146\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6><em>image for illustration: Bloomsbury\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/2c\/Bloomsbury_%2C_Bedford_Square_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5882544.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bedford Square by\u00a0Jim Osley<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/h6>\n\n<h3>The High Court has rejected local campaigner and architect\u2019s request for a full Judicial Review hearing against Camden Council\u2019s approval of a 74m-high tower block in Bloomsbury, a decision that sparked widespread opposition, reports <em>Crowd Justice.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Crowd Justice<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The High Court has rejected local campaigner and architect&#8217;s request for a full Judicial Review hearing against Camden Council&#8217;s approval of a 74m-high tower block in Bloomsbury. The council\u2019s decision, which sparked widespread opposition, remains a point of contention among residents and heritage groups.<\/p>\n<p>Key Points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The High Court\u2019s decision frustrates efforts to stop Camden Council\u2019s approval of a tower on Museum Street (approved on 7th March 2024).<\/li>\n<li>Mr. M is appealing the decision, arguing that Camden Council disregarded planning laws protecting Bloomsbury\u2019s historic character.<\/li>\n<li>The tower threatens to overshadow Bloomsbury\u2019s Georgian streets and views from heritage sites like the British Museum and Bedford Square.<\/li>\n<li>This case comes amid rising public concern about 500 new towers planned for London, which analysts warn will irreversibly change the skyline and environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite this setback, we remain determined. Thank you once again for your support, and we look forward to continuing this battle with you by our side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdjustice.com\/case\/donate-now-to-save-museum-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: Bloomsbury\u00a0: Bedford Square by\u00a0Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The High Court has rejected local campaigner and architect\u2019s request for a full Judicial Review hearing against Camden Council\u2019s approval of a 74m-high tower block in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41145\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,30,29,16],"class_list":["post-41145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-conservation","tag-environment","tag-heritage","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41147,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41145\/revisions\/41147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}