Highgate is now a middle-class frontline against a billionaires’ investment invasionThe leafy suburb of Highgate in north London has long enjoyed a liberal,even radical, reputation. Its tall concentration of left-leaning creative professionals was drawn to the area not just by large green spaces and fine views, and but also by the legacy of wealthy social reformers who led campaigns from the salons of their grand mansions.
But those same properties are at the centre of a growing battle between middle-class pillars of the community and a unusual generation of super-wealthy residents. The Highgate Society says it is launching at least one appeal per month against planning applications for mega-mansions,huge extensions and iceberg basements.
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Source: theguardian.com