Gove blocks plans to demolish Oxford Street M&S

By Daniel Gayne2022-04-20T14:38:00

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Sadiq Khan recently found no grounds to stop development

Plans to knock down a 1930s Marks & Spencer shop on Oxford Street have been put on ice after an intervention by Michael Gove.

The communities secretary last week issued Westminster Council an Article 31 holding direction, preventing the local authority from finalising planning permission for the demolish-and-rebuild project.

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