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Written by NoMegaTesco
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Monday, 01 February 2010 18:50 |
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Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!
Another aspect of our campaign is to lobby Government Office North West to 'call in' the planning application. This takes the decision out of the hands of the local authority. This is something that happens when there is a controversial application. To do this you need to write to Michael Morris
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You can find sample call in letters in the downloads section of the website.
It helps if you copy the letter to your MP and Councillors (both on the Planning Committee and your local ones).
PLEASE ARGUE IT IS CRUCIAL THAT:
1. The Derwent Holdings application to build another large superstore at White City (ref: 74483/FULL/2009)
2. Other supermarket proposals for example in Salford (two different applications were granted permission this week, including a Tesco mega store at West One)
3. Complications relating to school playing fields, local parks and the expansion of school buildings
4. Massive increases in traffic along A56
Must also be taken into consideration and therefore the Tesco application should be called in by the Secretary of State.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 February 2010 08:49 )
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Written by Debbie Ellen
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Saturday, 09 January 2010 13:35 |
Because you wait for ages and then two come along at once.
As if a Mega Tesco weren't enough, now Sainsbury's are getting in on the act in North Trafford. They have applied for planning permission for a store of approx 97,262 sq ft* on the site of the old Homebase at White City. This is only half a mile away from the proposed Tesco site. We are opposed to this store for many of the same reasons as the Tesco, but unfortunately, as there is no 'change of use' for the site (from one retail use to another), we don't feel we have as good a chance of stopping it. We will continue to focus our energy on fighting the Tesco application, but we do encourage you to write to Trafford planning department and object to the Sainsburys as well, which could have an equal impact on shops in surrounding areas.
- do write and object as soon as possible using Planning application number 74483/FULL/2009
* Previous figure of 122,000 used in this piece corrected on 13/01/10
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 February 2010 08:53 )
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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. The below explains the criteria for ‘Calling-In’ an application, and why we feel this application meets these criteria.
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In November 2009 the government rejected the plans for a new football stadium for Everton FC that included a massive Tesco in Kirkby, Merseyside. Kirkby residents fought hard against Tesco, Everton FC and Knowlsley council and John Denham (Communities Secretary) has ruled that the proposed Tesco raised concerns over the possible harmful effects on the "vitality and viability" of local communities as well as deciding that the move would breach shopping policy which discourages major supermarket chains from taking business away from town and city centres.
This decision from the Communities Secretary gives us hope that the out-size, inappropriate Tesco being proposed in partnership with Trafford Council and Lancashire County Cricket Club can be stopped. Please write now to get the planning application called in to the Communities Secretary for review byt the government - click here to see how
Reads the KRAGS (Kirkby Residnets Action Group) reaction to the decision and more about the ongoing campaign to get regenration in Kirkby.
Read the BBC article about the decision here
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Letters need to be sent in by early March 2010 - please write as soon possible
Please write and send your objection letters to the 166,847 sq ft Mega Tesco store on Chester Road. See below for some points you might like to consider in your letter. Also look in the downloads section of the website for some letters you can use to base your objection on - just personalise it and its ready to go. Emailed objections are just as valid as letters posted in.
The Mega Tesco planning application is now available from the Trafford council website. Click here to go to the council website and download the application documents.
Scroll down to see the address to send your objection to. Please send a copy to your local MP too. Find out who your local MP is on www.theyworkforyou.com
Click here to download the draft objection letter as a Word document
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