Campaigners against a £500m plan to redevelop the art deco former London Fire Brigade headquarters on the Albert Embankment in central London have pledged to step up their opposition in the wake of the scheme being called in.

The mixed-use project has been drawn up by architect Pilbrow & Partners for developer U&I and will include two towers of 26 and 24 storeys respectively built behind the 1937 grade II-listed Thames-side building, which was the heart of the brigade’s firefighting operation during the Blitz.

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