Challenge to Tate Tower

A group of residents have lodged an Appeal Court challenge to the building of a 20-storey tower block 50 yards from the main entrance to Tate Modern.

They want to overturn a High Court judgment which gave it the go-ahead.

The residents claim the development will breach their human rights and knock £50,000 off the value of their flats.

David Lough, chairman of Bankside Residents for Appropriate Development, said they wanted to see a public space created on the site of an old paper mill rather than the proposed development which is known as Tate Tower.

The tower was rejected by Southwark council but supported by Mayor Ken Livingstone. Tate Modern director Sir Nicholas Serota said: "This is a sad day for Bankside. The tower will have a detrimental impact on the quality of space that surrounds it."