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Crossrail set to change London retail landscape, boosting floor space by 8%, says Knight Frank

Central London retail space is forecast to increase by 8% by 2020, with the current retail development pipeline around the seven new Central London Crossrail stations totalling c.2.3m sq ft. This comprises 40 schemes and is the equivalent of 1,000

ACS welcomes Conservatives’ commitment to reinstate planning need test

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the commitment in the Conservative Planning Green Paper to reinstate the ‘need test’ and tighten up restrictions on harmful out-of-town retail development. The abolition of the ‘need test’ by the Government in