
"crucial moment for residents and for everyone who cares about London's heritage and climate commitments"
"The City of London has recognised... it is no longer acceptable to treat buildings as disposable."
"Given the massive amounts of carbon needed to demolish and replace buildings, the age of single-use buildings is over."
The City of London Corporation plans to demolish Bastion House and the former Museum of London in the Barbican and replace them with three office blocks between five and 17 storeys tall. The Barbican Quarter Organisation secured a judicial review on environmental grounds, arguing demolition and rebuild will create a net increase in carbon dioxide. The corporation acted as both applicant and planning authority and said the project would help it meet a target of creating 1.2 sq m extra office floor space by 2040. Leigh Day represents the campaign group and the legal challenge raises heritage and climate concerns.
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