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Although Tesco has now made a
formal planning application, the application is not yet public. We
expect this to happen shortly. However, we
obtained documents some time ago which Tesco gave to the Council. The leaflet for their consultation seems to
suggest that these plans stand (they are shown in the leaflet). Tesco
says this is a 44,000 square feet store.
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25-29 Inkerman Road demolished
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71-93, Norman House and petrol
station in London Road demolished
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Dedicated parking areas for
Alma Road (18 spaces just behind Francis Court)
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Inkerman Road (6 spaces where
No 25 is being demolished)
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London Road 3 storey town
houses (14 spaces under houses inc. 2 disabled)
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36 staff parking spaces behind
town houses.
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Changed layout on London Road
with filter lane/slip road in each direction
See the graphical
plan here
As soon as we have more detailed plans, we
will let you know more. In the meantime, you can read our initial
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Here are the main ways you can help:
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Volunteer to help us in any way you can
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Sign the petition
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Display a poster.
Please DO NOT FLYPOST
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Email us
if you know people who can help us print literature
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Tell your friends and colleagues and get them to visit
this site
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Give us your
email address so we can let you know when developments occur
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Give us your ideas
for development of the site
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Read or print out our latest
leaflet
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The
store isn't needed. The council's own surveys show this
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It is
good to see some local properties retained, but remember this means Tesco is
just taking less away, not giving the community anything.
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Traffic
management is an issue; there is very little room between the two junctions
on London Road in which cars can queue without holding up through traffic;
also, lorries turning into the loading bays can't use the slip lanes and
will hold up traffic. Traffic lights are unlikely to help.
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