Evening Standard: "'White hot' London receives retail expansion green light"

"... Extensions at Westfield London and Brent Cross shopping centres will help balloon the supply of new shops"

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"... Paul Souber, head of retail agency at Colliers, said:

"Demand for space in the West End remains white hot. London is unquestionably seen as a number one global city."

"In the past year, central London has witnessed the strongest prime rental growth since 1998 and the sharpest fall in vacancies since 2007. Souber said the new retail planned is all part of 'holistic' developments that include homes, offices, leisure space as well as amenities and infrastructure. He said:

"The level of development planned is sustainable and can be accommodated. London’s population is due to grow and these developments all come with improvements in infrastructure – they really are the blueprint for how development should be."

"But some experts are concerned the new developments will adversely affect smaller neighbourhood and community shopping areas in outer London."