21-07-2026 08:54 via retailgazette.co.uk

Asda’s Park Royal housing plans risk ‘unsustainable’ pressure on GPs, NHS warns

Asda’s plans to build more than 1,500 homes at its Park Royal site could overwhelm nearby GP surgeries unless extra healthcare capacity is funded, the NHS has warned.
West and North London Integrated Care Board said there was “not sufficient existing primary healthcare capacity locally” to meet demand from the proposed development, according to documents lodged with the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.
The supermarket giant and housebuilder Barratt London submitt
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