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New Tesco store reconsidered

PLANNING chiefs will re-consider the application to build a new Tesco supermarket in the Carpets of Worth factory site in Stourport after an objector raised a concern about air quality.

Wyre Forest District Council's planning development control committee will make a decision on the issue at its meeting on May 15.

At a special meeting on March 4 nine councillors had voted in favour of a new store at the site and two against.

Mike Parker, the council's head of planning, health and environment division, explained: "The council has received additional information on air quality matters from a third party objector which are significant enough for us to have to report to members of the committee so that they can decide what weight to attach to them in the decision making process.

He added: "Although the application has been considered once already by the committee in March, the application is not finally determined until a decision is issued.

"All other issues remain as they were presented to members on March 4".

12:41pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

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Posted by: hotfuzz, Stourport on 2:08pm Wed 7 May 08
I'm concerned about the air quality already caused by the major traffic problems that already exist due to the lack of a relief road. Obviously Tesco's proposed store would make that worse UNLESS the powers that be WAKE UP and insist on Tesco contributing towards such a road and then THEY drive it forward to a reality!!!!
Posted by: Tavis Pitt [www.wfa.org.uk], The Wyre Forest Agenda on 5:55pm Wed 7 May 08
Just for clarity it is not a 'new Tesco supermarket' as that would imply that it sells food, electrical items, clothes, etc... It has been stipulated that the Tesco at Carpets of Worth site will sell food only, so can we refer to it as the 'new Tesco super food store' instead?

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Posted by: English-Highlander, Stourport on 2:43pm Sat 10 May 08
Just for clarity Tesco call it a Supermarket and from their supporting (2.3 etc in bold below) documentation as of October 2007 on which outline permission was granted in March, Tesco seem to think that they will be selling more than just food.

2.3 Tesco currently operates a small and outdated store in Stourport town centre
which does not provide the range of goods or quality of shopping environment its customers have come to expect, and which cannot be adapted to meet the highest modern standards. A replacement store which accords with Tesco’s current specification in terms of customer facilities, shopping offer and space standards is required to meet a clear qualitative need for enhancement of the convenience shopping role of Stourport.

2.4 The store will include 2,403 sq m (25,865 sq ft) net sales area, providing the wide range of food
and non-food goods and services expected in a modern supermarket, together with staff catering facilities and offices and storage areas.

2.5 An internal roundabout will give access to the store car park, service yard and the petrol filling station. It is also designed to facilitate access to adjacent land to the south in the…

Or are you more in the know than Tesco and the Planning committee? So I think you are right for clarity we should not call it a supermarket we should call it what it really will be... A self contained out of town SUPER STORE!
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