Over 800 local people objected to the [rejected] Tesco application last time around. This sent a clear message to MHDC in that many in the local community simply didn’t want a massive superstore like this on their doorstep and that they thought it would adversely affect the trade of local highstreet shops as similar developments have done in other market towns [for example Llandrindod Wells].

Tesco claim that the potential new store would take £280,000 each week. What we don’t think locals or traders are fully aware of though is that the lion’s share of this will have to come out of the tills of existing highstreet shops. Tesco will effectively take their trade now it’s an ‘A1′ class store that can pretty much sell what it likes as well as food.

In these precarious financial times our local shops can ill afford any further financial hits – agreeing the construction of this supermarket will mean a ‘David and Goliath’ scenario in the town. Goliath in this case being Tesco and having and the buying/discounting power that our little shops just can’t compete with.

For more information on the campaign against in our small town against this huge multi-national and to download one of our pre-formatted planning objection letters [one is amendable to your own personal preferences] please see the Tenbury Futures blog at:

http://tenbury-futures.blogspot.com/

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