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Gove blocks plans to demolish Oxford Street M&S

By 2022-04-20T14:45:00

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Sadiq Khan recently found no grounds to stop the redevelopment

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 has issued Westminster Council with an Article 31 holding direction, preventing the local authority from finalising planning permission for the demolish-and-rebuild project.

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