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Written by NoMegaTesco
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 10:37 |
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Isle of Man-based Derwent Holdings will appeal against what it calls Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council's “inappropriate” decision to allow a 155,000 sq ft Tesco to be built next to the Old Trafford cricket stadium. Gerard Carney, a spokesman for Derwent Holdings, which is owned ...by veteran entrepreneur Albert Gubay, said: “We will lodge an appeal shortly. I am concerned that the cricket club redevelopment may get bogged down due to the crossfire between Derwent and Tesco over the coming months. This is avoidable if common sense prevails. It is unfortunate the matter will have to be referred to the Secretary of State to rectify an inappropriate decision, which has been reached for political, rather than planning, reasons.”
From: Crains Manchester Business, 15th March 2010
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 March 2010 14:06 )
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Written by NoMegaTesco
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 09:15 |
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Parents and concerned residents are marching on Thursday March 18th from Losctock College to Trafford Town Hall to protest the closure of Lostock College to create an academy.
The plans are closely linked to the Mega Tesco - the land being sold to Tesco to build the Mega Store can only be sold if Lostock College and Stretford High School are closed and the Trafford College backed Academy goes ahead.
The march will begin at 15.45 at the clinic on Barton Road - come along and protest against the closure of Lostock College, merging of Lostock and Streford High and the opening of a Mega Tesco right next to the proposed academy site
Read more about the issue at: manchestermule.com/article/parents-and-teachers-fight-stretford-school-closures |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 March 2010 14:23 )
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There are several things you can do to take action:
Write Letters
We think the planning application should be called in by the Secretary of State, and to make this happen we need to write to the Planning Director at the North West Government Office and also our local MP’s to ask them to get it called-in. Please take some time to write to get the application called in. Click here to find out more about what this means and how to write your letter
Write your own letter of objection - It is really important that as many peole as possible object to this planning application. Please take some time to send your objection letter to Trafford Council Planning department Click here to go to our list of reasons to object and download a draft letter
Sign the Petition - sign it online or download the petition and get other people to sign it!
Sign the No Mega Tesco petition online now
Download the paper version of the petition here. When you want to give it back to us contact us at:
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Please return petitions to us by April 1st.
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Read more: Take Action
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Tesco have submitted plans to build a MEGAstore of 166,847 sq ft (gross size) store on Chester Road opposite PC World in partnership with Trafford Council and Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Tesco already have planning permission to build a smaller store on the site, which at 48,000 sq. ft is a similar size to the new Sainsburys in Urmston and far bigger than Morrisons in Chorlton. Tesco have had this permission for over 5 years without action, so how much does Tesco really care about investing in our community?
A planning inquiry in 2006 upheld Trafford Council's refusal to grant permission to build a store of 88,095 sq. feet because of the excessive negative effect it would have on local shops and on our environment. Despite this, Trafford Council are now intending to sell public land to Tesco, the public money from which will then be handed to Lancashire County Cricket Club (a private members club), instead of directly benefiting local residents and local business.
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Read more: No Mega Tesco in Stretford
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