High Court Blocks Holocaust Memorial Site Next to UK Parliament

High Court Blocks Holocaust Memorial Site Next to UK Parliament
An artist's impression showing the aerial view of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in London. UK Holocaust Memorial/PA
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Campaigners have won their High Court bid to quash planning permission for a new national Holocaust memorial in a park outside Parliament.

The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is opposed to a new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed green space next to Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster.