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Asda’s New Neighborhood Faces NHS Challenge | UK News
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Asda’s ambitious plan to build 1,500 homes and a full community on top of its Park Royal store in London is hitting a major snag: the NHS warns existing clinics can’t handle the surge in patients, demanding over £2 million to expand healthcare capacity. With GPs now managing over 2,200 patients each — a dramatic rise — the tension between housing growth and strained public services is at a boiling point. While the Mayor of London holds the final say, Asda and developers insist this is a standard planning step, with 500 homes earmarked as affordable. It’s a high-stakes balancing act for one of the UK’s most densely populated cities.
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