Waitrose joins locals in battle with Andy Burnham ally over his plans to renovate shopping centre in Georgian spa town

Middle class grocer Waitrose has joined hundreds of locals in a Georgian spa town fighting £100m redevelopment plans by a property developer close to the Prime Minister.

The supermarket, a favourite of King Charles and Queen Camilla, has lodged a lengthy objection, saying it is ‘extremely concerned’ about the plans in Buxton, Derbyshire.

Manchester-based Capital & Centric’s co-founder Tim Heatley, 46, was among key supporters of Andy Burnham who gathered in Downing Street to celebrate his arrival in July.

The project, supported by the local Labour-run council and backed by taxpayers’ cash, involves the urban property developer giving a ‘glow-up’ to the Peak

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