Author: Bacton Towers Action

BTA has commissioned town planning advisers Urban Imprint to do an initial review of existing planning policies that are relevant to Mount Anvil’s proposal and identify areas of possible policy breaches that we can use to base our objections on once the formal planning application has been submitted.  We did this because we know our…

On Monday 21 July, Bacton Towers Action joined forces with Better West Kentish Town and other local residents to protest Camden Council’s planned overdevelopment of the Bacton and West Kentish Town sites. The protest, timed to coincide with the final council meeting before the summer recess, demanded that the council not sell our public land…

Bacton Towers Action (BTA) recently responded to a joint letter from Councillor Sagal Abdi-Wali and Councillor Nasrine Djemai published in the Camden New Journal which sought to reassure local residents of the planned Bacton Estate development. BTA’s response cited a number of concerns with the plans and the Councillors arguments, including: BTA’s letter received the…

Bacton Towers Action (BTA) wrote a letter of complaint to Camden Council in April, citing our concerns about the process of redeveloping the Bacton Towers site since they entered into a private agreement with Mount Anvil in September 2022. Our key concerns were: Camden responded to our letter of complaint in May. Their response was…

Sir Michael Palin has shared his frustrations with Mount Anvil’s proposed Bacton Towers development, citing the lack of affordable housing and the negative impact of the proposal on Gospel Oak’s ‘soul’ as key concerns. In an interview with Peeps, a joint initiative between the Camden New Journal and the Islington Tribune, Palin said “I do…

Residents from Gospel Oak, Queen’s Crescent and Kentish Town spoke out against Mount Anvil’s proposed Bacton Towers development at a series of local meetings, voicing their strong opposition to the current plans and their concern for the future of the local area. “[The plans] are out of proportion with the area. [Mount] Anvil are developers.…

Images provided by Mount Anvil: BTA model views showing the effect of the towers on the local community: Architectural drawings showing the shadow effect the proposed development will have on the community throughout the year:

Ahead of the next Bacton Towers Action open meeting (Thursday 20 February), campaign supporters were treated to Kipper Williams’ latest cartoon inspired by the Bacton Towers proposal. Cartoon by Kipper Williams

In preparation for our upcoming meeting (Thursday 20 February), Bacton Towers Action sent a letter to Mount Anvil, inviting them to attend. Mount Anvil initially agreed to attend the meeting, but have since reversed this position. They shared the below response with Bacton Towers Action: We still believe the most productive way to engage with…