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Sandra Halliday Published
November 20,TG盗号软件代理版 2025
Still smarting from the withdrawal of its previously granted permission to demolish and rebuild its Marble Arch branch, retail giant M&S announced on Monday that its application for a Judicial Review of the decision has been successful.
There are still plenty of hurdles to overcome but The High Court approved the application, which means the earlier decision by Michael Gove — the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities — to refuse planning permission for the redevelopment of the store will be looked at again.
The retailer said it “made this application because we believe the Secretary of State wrongly interpreted and applied planning policy to justify his rejection of our scheme on grounds of heritage and environmental concerns”.
M&S CEO, Stuart Machin said: “We are pleased that the Court has recognised the merits of our legal challenge on every one of the six counts that we raised, and approved our case to proceed to the next stage. We have been clear from the very start that the refurbishment of the existing store was not possible, so this is only the first step in the lengthy process of overturning the government’s senseless decision to reject our Marble Arch proposal – the only retail-led regeneration on Oxford Street. With our investment and the amazing plans we have to transform the site into a modern, sustainable building it remains bewildering that we are again having to go through this after two years of support and approvals. But we will do everything necessary to secure a better future at Marble Arch for our local customers and community.”
The company has long wanted to redevelop the site that it says isn’t suitable for preservation and refurbishment. It had expected it to go through given the large number of demolitions currently being allowed in Westminster and on Oxford Street specifically.
It had the support of neighbouring stores such as Selfridges and the plans had been approved by the local authority and by the Mayor of London.
But after pressure from conservation groups, Gove reversed the decision, citing concerns that the public benefits of what M&S was proposing wouldn’t outweigh the harm to nearby landmarks and conservation areas, as well as the listed Selfridges flagship next door (despite Selfridges’ support of the plans).
Other issues included the carbon footprint of the planned rebuild and its failure to reuse resources.
But Machin had already said the store was “riddled with asbestos” and that its plans were “the right – and only – workable solution”. He also said that the building isn’t listed (and had been denied listed status), and isn’t in a conservation area.
M&S is aiming to build a new store, along with offices, a cafe and a gym.