Act now before it's too late to SAVE MUSEUM STREET and Bloomsbury

We are a non-profit organisation fighting a property developer planning to destroy the Travelodge tower (54 metres) in Museum Street to replace it with a 74 metres tall office building. This horrible project will destroy the conservation area with the tower being visible from the British Museum and Bedford Square. In addition, destruction instead of retrofit goes against the climate change urgency. Unfortunately, the scheme has been granted the go ahead by Camden, the Mayor's office and the Secretary of State Michael Gove.  Our final option is to seek a judicial review.  Can you help?  Anything legal is expensive!

This is what Save Museum Street have achieved over the past three years:

• Got the first planning application withdrawn
• Commissioned reports from Simon Sturgis, the sustainability expert, who showed how the proposal failed Camden's climate-change ambitions
• Commissioned a daylighting report that revealed how very dark the housing interiors will be
• Safeguarded six Victorian buildings around West Central Street by getting them grade 2 listed
• Created an alternative approach which reused the Travelodge building in order to minimise climate impact, protect the conservation area and provide better quality housing
• Identified all the relevant Camden and Greater London Authority policies that are being contravened
• Organised a petition to the Mayor signed by over 500 people
• Received support and written objections from SAVE Britain's Heritage, The Victorian Society, Westminster Council, The Georgian Group, Camden New Journal and over 250 local people such as yourself

What we need now is money

The initial stage of our legal challenge requires £10,000.  We have already raised £2,000 and organised an experienced solicitor.  Can you contribute to the remaining £8,000?  Time is short, we have until early April to raise the funds.

Every contribution counts, thank you for your donation and let's keep fighting.