{"id":370,"date":"2025-10-02T09:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:09:25","slug":"campaign-against-museum-of-london-demolition-to-be-heard-at-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/campaign-against-museum-of-london-demolition-to-be-heard-at-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign against Museum of London demolition to be heard at High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plans to demolish<\/a> the Museum of London and Bastion House to make way for the London Wall West scheme will be challenged at the High Court, following environmental concerns raised by campaign group Barbican Quarter Organisation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Barbican Quarter Organisation<\/a> was granted permission to proceed with its judicial review claim, which questions whether plans to demolish the two 1970s buildings complied with environmental legislation and planning policy.<\/p>\n

It also states that the Museum of London and Bastion House are safe for reuse and that their demolition could result in the release of tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n

Diller Scofidio + Renfro design set to replace museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

The London Wall West office<\/a> development, designed by architecture studios Diller Scofidio + Renfro<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sheppard Robson<\/a>, is planned for the edge of the Grade II-listed Barbican<\/a>\u00a0estate in\u00a0London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Its construction will involve demolishing the Museum of London and the Bastion House office block, which were originally designed by architecture studio Powell & Moya<\/a> in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

The project was given the go-ahead in April 2024 by the City of London Corporation<\/a>, which is acting as project developer and approving authority.<\/p>\n

Michael Gove<\/a>, the UK’s levelling up secretary at the time, subsequently issued an Article 31 order that blocked planning permission, but this was lifted the following month<\/a>, allowing the City of London to formally approve the development in December.<\/p>\n