Highgate Cemetery has canceled plans for a maintenance and toilet block that faced significant backlash from grave owners, who threatened to exhume remains if it proceeded. The proposed building, viewed as a 'bunker,' was part of an 18m redevelopment effort. Although the removal of the application was welcomed by some, grave owners remain skeptical, suspecting it is a strategy to secure lottery funding. Ian Dungavell, the chief executive of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery trust, stated that the decision was made in consideration of the owners' views, aiming to move forward with vital conservation work.
Grave owners at Highgate Cemetery have warned they would exhume remains if a controversial maintenance and toilet block was built, prompting its removal from the planning application.
Grave owners remain wary of the cemetery's management despite the removal of the gardeners' block, fearing it is a tactic to secure lottery funding for redevelopment.
Ian Dungavell, CEO of FHCT, stated that the trust had listened to grave owners and decided to remove the gardeners' building from the current application.
The planned gardeners' building had faced significant objections, including from notable figures, and had been described by grave owners as a bunker.
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