M&S stands by plan to raze Oxford Street store as it rejects complaints

Marks and Spencer plans to raze its Marble Arch store in Oxford Street, west London. Photograph: Simon Dack/Alamy

Marks & Spencer has pledged that 95% of the materials in its existing Marble Arch building in Oxford Street in central London will be recovered, recycled or reused as it fights back against heavy opposition to its plan to flatten the shop.

In the run-up to an inquiry into the scheme, scheduled to begin on 25 October, the retailer said some materials would be reused directly on-site within its new building as part of its efforts to “promote circular economy principles”.