Architect John McAslan + Partners has received planning permission for a retail development at 215-219 Oxford Street. The proposal is to provide retail and office spaces for a high street retail outlet while conserving and integrating the listed building on the site. The scheme is due for completion in 2007. The project team includes Whitbybird as structural engineer, Hilson Moran as building services engineer, Northcroft as cost consultant, SAFE as fire engineer Mosley & Webb as town planning consultant and Richard Coleman Consultancy as townscape consultant.