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The Wanstead Barber Shop will not close despite redevelopment plans

WVD-MAY-2025-shop©Geoff Wilkinson

The Wanstead Barber Shop has confirmed it will continue trading despite plans to redevelop the site.

The proposals, approved last month, involve demolishing two existing single-storey buildings on Wanstead High Street – home to the barber shop at 1A and the now-closed Simple ‘n’ Natural shop at 3A – and replacing them with a combined ground-floor retail unit and three flats above.

“We will not be closing at all. We still have a very long lease and have no plans to move anywhere, nor will we be asked to do so,” said a spokesperson.

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