This is not just a green building, this is a Marks & Spencer’s green building…

By Richard Steer2022-05-30T06:00:00

The argument about the relative benefits of retrofit versus rebuild for the flagship store has been hijacked by cheap political point-scoring, writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer

The ongoing debate over the proposed demolition of Marks & Spencer’s iconic Oxford Street store in favour of a mixed-use development has taken a new twist.

First Nicholas Boys Smith, the government’s housing design tsar, called on Michael Gove to reject plans from Pilbrow & Partners to demolish and rebuild the store, which had the support of London mayor Sadiq Khan, on environmental grounds.

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