Can you PLEASE help Manchester Civic Society to raise £6,000 to engage one of the UK's best heritage solicitors to look closely at the case and see if there are grounds for a legal challenge to the overbearing St Michael's development? Every little will help. Just click here: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-manchesters-historic-heart/ Manchester's Civic Society, backed by heritage groups such as SAVE Britain's Heritage and the 20th Century Society, is willing to push forward if enough people can help. Sadly, these groups don't have much money- unlike the Singapore billionaire developers who want to build this monster. Chairman Steve Speakman needs the money for legal advice from specialist heritage lawyers Harrison Grant, to explore whether or not the decision to grant planning permission by the Council was reached lawfully, and if so to bring a challenge - which could also make the developers re-think their plans. The 40 storey tower is HUGE, totally out of scale with this historic setting, just 300m from our listed Gothic Town Hall. It overpowers Manchester’s historic core and dominates several conservation areas. The Government's Secretary of State has decided NOT to step in, (the latest one - the one we asked left his job before deciding) but he gave no reasons, so obtaining expert opinion is our only way forward now. Manchester Civic Society, SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the Victorian Society, Twentieth Century Society and Historic England have all raised serious concerns about the impact of this scheme on Manchester's fantastic historic city centre. Please, please give as much as you can, to help fight these damaging and irreversible plans. Here is the link again: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-manchesters-historic-heart/ Thank you so much!