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Westminster council using ‘underhand tactics’ to demolish estate, says Labour
But local authority defends use of permitted development rights for Ebury Bridge Estate overhaul
Westminster council has been accused of “underhand and unscrupulous” behaviour by the Labour party after using permitted development rights legislation to fast-track demolition of a 1930s estate.
A planning application for a new £350m, 750-home development on the site of the Ebury Bridge Estate has yet to be granted, but permission for demolition has been granted through a prior approvals process under the permitted development rights legislation.
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