A CAMPAIGN to prevent Hammersmith’s town hall redevelopment has been boosted by the support of a Tudor Queen, Harry Potter’s nemesis Lord Voldemort and the BAFTA-award winning star of The King’s Speech.

Save Our Skyline (SOS), the group formed to stop Hammersmith and Fulham Council winning permission to build tower blocks in place of the town hall extension, says more than 700 people have written letters to the authority registering their opposition.

While not yet a record for a planning application, the group is confident it can break the 1,000 barrier for written correspondence and has also been boosted by a growing number of celebrity supporters, most recently actor-of-the-moment Colin Firth.

Actors Joely Richardson (Catherine Parr in The Tudors), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), and David Threlfall (Shameless’ Frank Gallagher) are among the other high profile figures to have offered their support, largely due to the fact the 1930s Cineworld cinema would fall victim to the scheme.

SOS spokesman Nick Bastin said: "The number of letters written has been extraordinary and, as well as that, we’ve also got more than 6,000 signatures for the cinema petition.

"The high profile support is not a surprise because they are merely reflecting the feelings of the community as a whole, although we are obviously flattered and honoured to have their support.

"The community has spoken – but will the council listen?"

Mr Bastin does not believe last week’s decision by the authority to rubber-stamp the sale of a number of community buildings is an indication his own campaign will go the way of other groups, such as the Irish Cultural Centre.

"This is a planning decision and all the guidelines simply say it is not appropriate – it doesn’t bear any relation to building sell-offs," he added.

A council spokesman said: "We have been working very hard in recent years to ensure that it is easier for residents to make representations – particularly by email – so we are encouraged that more are generally now coming forward. Residents and traders have expressed a wide range of views as a result of the consultation and the details will be reported to the planning committee when they formally consider the application later in the spring."

The council wants to build a new flats and offices, with a bridge link to Furnivall Gardens and Nigel Playfair Avenue.