A campaign has been launched to save two historic buildings from demolition. The City of London Corporation (CLC) wants to demolish Bastion House and the Museum of London and replace them with a 780,000 sq ft (72,500 sq m) office block. Almost 90% of residents have voted for an alternative to demolition.

The campaign is urging the City of London Corporation to reconsider its decision to demolish the historic buildings, in the capital’s Barbican.

The City of London Corporation has submitted plans to demolish Bastion House and the Museum of London, replacing both with a 780,000 square feet office block development and relocating the museum.

However, campaign group Barbican Quarter Action has written an open letter to the corporation urging them to reconsider the plans due to the economic and environmental problems it would create, which include creating a net increase in CO2.

The Barbican Centre, which was built in the 1970s, is grade two listed but the local authority secured an exemption for the Museum of London and Bastion House in 2019.

This means the sites can be demolished without fear that they will be saved via gaining listed status while the exemption is in place. It currently ends in 2024.

A consultation into the corporation’s plans was met with dismay by residents, with 88% voting for an alternative to demolition.

Barbican Association chairman Adam Hogg said the “short-sighted” proposal is not “worthy of the site”.

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