Permission to demolish Marks & Spencer’s largest store and replace it has been given the go-ahead from Westminster City Council.
Under Marks & Spencer’s redevelopment plans its largest flagship, which currently occupies three buildings at 456-472 Oxford Street, will be rebuilt.
M&S will occupy just two and a half floors of the new 10-storey mixed-use building – rather than the five floors currently used – with the remaining floors acting as office space.
The retailer’s plans, which were announced in March, will include 90,000 sq ft of retail space across the lower ground floor, ground floor and part of the first floor, as well as more than 300,000 sq ft of offices, which will be rented out to third-party businesses.
The new scheme will also include a new small park in Granville Place, landscaped public realm and leisure facilities, including a gym.
