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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Katherine Gray

Londoners in ‘little community’ fear independent shops could become a McDonald’s

Harrington Court shops - (Google)

Locals living in a “little community” in London fear that a string of independent shops could be turned into a McDonald’s or Tesco’s. A series of objections have been submitted against plans to turn three shops into one retail unit.

A grocer, café and dry cleaners, situated in Harrington Court, part of the South Kensington Shopping Centre, would all be affected by the application. A decision will be made at a Kensington and Chelsea Council planning sub-committee next Tuesday (May 26).

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