The planning inspector's report, spanning 144 pages, concluded that while there were concerns over the heritage loss, the benefits of redevelopment outweighed those harms.
Angla Rayner accepted the findings of the report, emphasizing that it would be rare for the Secretary of State to overrule the Planning Inspector in such a case.
The approved redevelopment will replace the Marks and Spencer site with a 10-storey mixed-use building, significantly larger than the existing structures but also reducing M&S’s retail space.
Campaigners fought to preserve the classic 1930s facade of the prominent corner building, but ultimately, the appeal to save the M&S store was unsuccessful.
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