M&S will learn the outcome of its planning proposals to transform its Marble Arch flagship at the start of next month.
Deputy Prime Minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner is due to block or approve the plans for the store before or on 5 December, This is Money reported.
The high street giant has been seeking to permission to demolish the three buildings it occupies to make way for a new 10-storey building, which includes a new store and an office block.
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Former housing secretary Michael Gove blocked the plans last July over concerns the public benefit of the proposal did not outweigh the harm to nearby landmarks, including the grade II listed Selfridges building and nearby conservation areas.
M&S boss Stuart Machin branded the decision “utterly pathetic” and said the proposals, approved by Selfridges bosses, would help revitalise the area.
In March, the fashion retailer won its legal challenge against Gove’s ruling after High Court Judge Mrs Justice Lieven concluded that the secretary had made a series of errors in his interpretation and application of planning policy.
M&S has been waiting for an outcome on its appeal since earlier this year.
It comes as Machin looks to open ten more stores as the retailer’s turnaround continues.
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