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Sandra Halliday Published
March 18, 2025
After winning its court case against the government’s refusal to allow it to redevelop its Marble Arch flagship in London, retail giant M&S now has three weeks to formally resubmit its plans for the building.
Secretary of state Michael Gove has given it the new deadline following the retailer gaining a favourable High Court ruling that dismissed Gove’s rejection of the proposals for the building on Oxford Street.
Property Week first reported the new deadline and the fact that the retailer now has the opportunity to reopen the inquiry into its proposed plans.
The trade publication said that in a letter authorised by Gove, M&S has “the opportunity of submitting written representations to the secretary of state” by 3 April. Or it can provide evidence of any changes it has made to the original redevelopment plans since the rejection last July.
The company wants to demolish the complex of buildings and create a new 10-storey building, with a brand new store and offices.
Its plans had originally been approved by Westminster City Council and its retailer neighbours in the area also supported them. But campaigners had urged the secretary of state to overturn that decision and preserve the Art Deco-era building, while encouraging the company to redevelop the existing structure.
However M&S said the building wasn't suitable for that and was riddled with asbestos. It also raised the wider issue of the need to create fit-for-purpose retail space in Britain’s key shopping destinations.
The reversal of its planning permission approval by Gove had come as something of a surprise and the High Court later said that he’d “misinterpreted and wrongly applied planning policy” in making his decision.
News of the new timeline comes as another major story has broken around the retailer with Sky news reporting that it’s close to a deal with HSBC, one of Britain's biggest banks, to overhaul the M&S banking arm “as a financial services and loyalty superapp”.
They're already partners in the retailer’s banking arm and their current agreement runs out soon.
The new superapp could take in payments, financial services and the retailer's Sparks loyalty programme. It shows that even while rivals such as Sainsbury's and Tesco retreat from the banking sector, M&S still sees it as a major growth avenue for its business and a way to reach customers.