Comments on: About us http://shopweston.wordpress.com Supporting locally owned businesses in and around Weston-super-Mare Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ruth http://shopweston.wordpress.com/about-us/#comment-6 Ruth Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:49:34 +0000 http://shopweston.wordpress.com/?page_id=8#comment-6 One more thing, I've just seen that you say the council won't be able to turn down the application. Don't you believe it! We were told the same thing because the site is already a shop, but did the research and found many grounds for refusing permission for the extension and a/c plant they needed. It suits pretty much everyone except local residents to say that that the application can't be turned down - that way no-one faces the wrath of Tesco but they also get to avoid annoying local taxpayers/voters - it makes for a quieter life. I bet you a can of Tesco value beans you can find solid planning grounds for refusal (loser gets the beans). One more thing, I’ve just seen that you say the council won’t be able to turn down the application. Don’t you believe it! We were told the same thing because the site is already a shop, but did the research and found many grounds for refusing permission for the extension and a/c plant they needed. It suits pretty much everyone except local residents to say that that the application can’t be turned down – that way no-one faces the wrath of Tesco but they also get to avoid annoying local taxpayers/voters – it makes for a quieter life. I bet you a can of Tesco value beans you can find solid planning grounds for refusal (loser gets the beans).

]]> By: Ruth http://shopweston.wordpress.com/about-us/#comment-5 Ruth Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:42:19 +0000 http://shopweston.wordpress.com/?page_id=8#comment-5 Greetings from Cambridge too! We are in the middle of a campaign to stop a Tesco Express moving to Mill Road in Cambridge (there are already 7 Tesco stores in Cambridge). The council knocked back Tesco's application in March and we are now fighting an appeal and another application by Tesco. All our plannning documents are on our website, if they are of any use to you, and email us if we can help in any way. It might also be worth taking a look at Sunninghill, who managed to get a Tesco Express application thrown out last week. Greetings from Cambridge too! We are in the middle of a campaign to stop a Tesco Express moving to Mill Road in Cambridge (there are already 7 Tesco stores in Cambridge). The council knocked back Tesco’s application in March and we are now fighting an appeal and another application by Tesco. All our plannning documents are on our website, if they are of any use to you, and email us if we can help in any way.

It might also be worth taking a look at Sunninghill, who managed to get a Tesco Express application thrown out last week.

]]> By: Simon Hepburn http://shopweston.wordpress.com/about-us/#comment-4 Simon Hepburn Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0000 http://shopweston.wordpress.com/?page_id=8#comment-4 Fraternal greeting and support from St Albans Stop Tesco! Hope your campaign isn't as long as ours - but drop us a line if you've any questions (although as a Lib Dem you should probably get in touch with our PPC Sandy Walkington first!). Fraternal greeting and support from St Albans Stop Tesco! Hope your campaign isn’t as long as ours – but drop us a line if you’ve any questions (although as a Lib Dem you should probably get in touch with our PPC Sandy Walkington first!).

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