The owner of a West London shoe shop fears he will have to close his business down if a nightclub takes his stock room away to create an extension of the private members' club.

The owner of Sukies, an independent shoe shop at 285 King's Road, said he fears he'll have to close down if the development at Raffles Chelsea goes ahead.

Hassan Salimian told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) he cannot run the store without space to store his stock in the basement which would be taken by Raffles, which is his landlord, as part of plans to create new toilets and an extra bar.

He also claims Raffles hadn't informed him of their plans and only found out when council officers handed him a planning notice.

Mr Salimian said he is the last remaining independent shoe shop on the King's

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