AHMM’s £1bn King’s Cross pharma centre set for green light

Merck Kings Cross

But campaigners threaten to appeal to secretary of state if council gives final sign-off at meeting today

A campaign group has threatened to appeal to the government if AHMM’s £1bn pharma centre in King’s Cross is approved by Camden council at a meeting today.

Heritage group Save Bloomsbury has said it will write to the secretary of state if proposals for the research and development centre, which would become the new UK headquarters of global healthcare giant MSD, are given the final sign-off.

Developer Precis Group’s 10-storey building, which would be built on a site opposite St Pancras Station, has been recommended for approval.

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