The Battle for Soho: How business leaders are at war with local families and the council over series of licensing and planning applications killed off over anti-social behaviour fears
Daily MailBusiness owners have started a war with residents and their local council, after a series of planning applications were turned down amid fears levels of anti-social behaviour are spiralling out of control. Dubbed the 'battle for Soho', a group of some 150 business chiefs, have accused Westminster Council and locals of killing off London's most vibrant nightlife scene. People pictured eating and drink outdoors in Soho, as local business owners have accused Westminster Council and locals of killing off London 's most vibrant nightlife scene Pictured: Punters stood outside a pub in Soho as cyclists ride past. Sadiq Khan has been dragged into the row after he announced government-backed plans last month to pedestrianise Oxford Street A visualisation issued in 2017 of what Oxford Street in London could look like if pedestrianised Buses and cars pictured stuck in a traffic jam on Oxford Street Mr James said Westminster Council was acting 'like a rural parish council' rather than London's most important local authority by refusing so many applications.
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