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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Megan Howe

Britain's oldest Indian restaurant fights against redevelopment plans that could close it down

Veeraswamy, Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant, has applied for Asset of Community Value (ACV) status in a bid to block redevelopment plans by the Crown Estate that threaten to close it down.

It comes after Westminster City Council approved Crown Estate plans to alter Victory House’s ground floor as part of a wider refurbishment to create office spaces on the upper floors— changes that would effectively cut off access to the restaurant and force it to close.

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