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We were delighted to attend the national housing demonstration in central London on Saturday, 18 April 2026. Calling for rent controls and more council housing, the demo was supported by over 80 national and community groups campaigning for better housing. We were blown away by how many groups, families and campaigns from across the country…

Our friends at the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) have produced a report that takes a critical look at what politicians like to frame as the ‘golden era’ of council housebuilding in London. It backs up many of the arguments we have been making in our opposition to the Bacton development.  The report found that…

The Heath & Hampstead Society have released renders of how the views of London from Hampstead Heath risk being permanently altered by the cumulative impact of Camden’s planned redevelopments in the Kentish Town and Gospel Oak areas. In a recent press release, they illustrated the impact of developments on the wider area with some stark…

The short answer is – not a lot! We’re still waiting for the planning application to be submitted, which gives us time to get our ducks in a row so we are ready to respond once it drops. -> For an overview of what the Bacton tower development is, read this summary. What’s the current…

1. Introduction We are a group of residents campaigning for better housing in our neighbourhood. We absolutely recognise the need to build new homes and support the regeneration of neglected estates and underused sites in principle. We also know the difficulties many people in Camden experience in trying to find suitable housing, particularly those who…

Bacton Towers Action has joined eight other local groups in signing a letter to Camden Council and Yoo Capital written by Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum challenging the proposals for the Regis Road / Camden Film Quarter development. This letter can be seen below: There is still time to submit your objections to the planning application by 28…

The Camden Film Quarter planning application for the redevelopment of Regis Road has been submitted by Yoo Capital.  This scheme is part of the wider overdevelopment of our neighbourhood, squeezing several high-rise buildings onto small plots of land for predominantly private use with little benefit to the community. It mirrors in many ways what’s going…

Dear Mr Olszewski, Re: Redevelopment of the Bacton Low Rise Estate Bacton Towers Action (BTA) is a group of residents campaigning for better housing in our area. We are writing to ask for a public meeting between Camden officials and residents to discuss Mount Anvil’s proposal for the redevelopment of the Bacton Low Rise Estate.…

Mount Anvil hosted two drop-in events in late September for residents to learn about the latest version of their proposal for Bacton, including some changes that have been made based on feedback received in the last consultation phase.  BTA attended these drop ins and took photos of the exhibition boards. Below is our take on…

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…