Cumulative impact policies and 24-hour licences
McDonald’s has been granted a 24-hour premises licence for its Leicester Square site as an exception to Westminster’s Cumulative Impact Policy. Gary Grant explains why.
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Cumulative impact policies and 24-hour licences
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