The building will have extra library space and galleries but some local residents are not happy.
The British Library is to set build an "exciting and distinctive" 12-storey extension, with extra galleries, commercial space and shops.The new building will have two new entrances and better access to St Pancras Station.
The new building is set to include two basement levels and house an extra 100,000 sq ft of library space, learning, business and events spaces, according to theIt will replace the British Library Centre for Conservation and will also provide a new home for the Alan Turing Institute for data intelligence and artificial intelligence.
Camden's planning committee approved the scheme, which has to pay for itself without any funding from the government, which means it has included some commercial space. It is also worried about losing a community garden while the work takes place. A new community garden will open at the same time as the library extension.Camden's principal conservation officer, Catherine Bond, said they were "what you would expect in dense a urban environment".
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