M&S wins legal challenge over Gove’s block on Oxford Street store revamp
by Zoe Wood from World news | The Guardian on (#6K0X2)
Judge rules levelling up secretary's move to halt plan to raze and redevelop store is unlawful
Marks & Spencer has claimed victory after Michael Gove's decision to block a controversial plan to raze and redevelop its main store on London's Oxford Street was ruled to be unlawful.
The levelling up secretary refused permission to redevelop the store near Marble Arch in the West End in July last year, in a win for campaigners concerned about the carbon footprint of the plan.
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