The West End and Knightsbridge have submitted a joint proposal ahead of this week’s Budget, calling on the Government to relax laws governing Sunday trading hours within the two London districts.
The New West End Company (NWEC) and Knightsbridge Partnership said that current Sunday trading laws had made it more difficult for the two areas - classed as the capital’s two “international centres” in the London Plan - to compete with the centres of other major international cities. Under current Sunday trading laws, shops in England may only be open for six hours on Sundays, with most choosing to operate from noon until 6pm.
