Tesco could get Oswestry store go-ahead
Tuesday 26th October 2010, 12:27PM BST.
Tesco could be given the green light to build a new supermarket in Oswestry after the store giant emerged as the leading contender, ahead of three rival development bids in the town.
The international retail giant’s plan for a new store – which is proposed in an application by timber firm Richard Burbidge Limited for its land at Whittington Road – is being recommended by Shropshire planning officers for approval at Thursday’s Shropshire Council strategic planning committee meeting.
A report to be considered by planning officials, says the Richard Burbidge application is “clearly superior” to the other two proposals.
There are four proposals in total for different sites in Oswestry. One application, from J Ross Developments, to create a store and cinema on the central car park was refused and is now subject to appeal.
The other two, which will also be considered alongside the Burbidge application at the meeting, are the Smithfield livestock site in Shrewsbury Road and the car firm JT Hughes and guttering firm Guttercrest sites on Victoria Road.
All bids are being opposed by a coalition of local businesses, environment and civic groups who voice concern over the impact of any new supermarket.
Chas Nicholson, from OS21, said: “The majority of people in Oswestry can’t see the need for another supermarket and they believe it will ruin the vitality of the town by drawing shoppers away from the centre.”
A coalition representative will speak at Thursday’s meeting at 1pm at The Marches School & Technology College.
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Why dont they just do what they did in Shrewsbury?
Build what they like and then cost the council so much in enforcement against them, (courtesy of the never ending appeals process), that they are forced to give up…
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wind you neck in andy you have no idear
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Shame it isn’t a Lidl store.
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Why does it have to be in the middle of town??? Why can’t it go somewhere more convenient like Mile End?
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Felton, how would going to Mile End be more convenient?
surely being in the middle of town is the most convenient for any resident of Oswestry?
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Craig, Oswestry centre is already jam packed most evenings and weekends, so imagine what a huge store and leisure complex would do?
How many other towns have a huge Tesco in the middle. Most I can think of have it on the outskirts, and some even have a free shuttle bus from the town centre to the store.
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Oh well done – its pretty clear now that Shropshire CC have a very different agenda which has nothing to do with supporting the local council tax payers. The Tesco board will be popping the champagne corks
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good on them pop them corks
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What about the baby Tesco we are about to have in Market Drayton?
Release the vice grip that Morrison’s have on us with their High and even higher prices!
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Richard Burbridge will sell to Tesco and then sell the workforce down the road!! He will send production to China and all the Oswestry employees will be sold down the river!!This site is dreadful and will add to traffic problems!!Mark my words!!
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richard burbridge said over a year ago he was moving out of oswestry so read the papers and get on with it hope tesco comes to oswestry ths is what the town needs all you people that dont wont it tell me how many have got in there cars and gone 10 miles using fuel to shop at tesco’s tell me most of you i think!!!
tesco’s will give the town over 500 jobs and also good pay tell me where you can get cheap kids cloths dvds games in oswestry no where but if you need something to eat then over 30 places or need to place a bet get rid of all them and all of you wind your necks in
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I am sure that the people who are part of the council planning office, have no feelings or even take any notice of the people and traders off oswestry. The number of people I have spoken to, and they even have taken time to write in to disagree with tesco coming here,yet still these so call planners just ignore it. Why ??
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most of the shop owner travell to shop in tesco i have seen them as i said wood rather use petrol to go to another town to shop for food
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the town is dying we need investment – the Burbidge site with the potential for leisure and a 3d cinema is a great idea
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thankyou someone that knows what the town needs
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some people want to keep Oswestry in the dark ages – shame on you – the councillors are elected to make the best overall decision for the future of the town – lets hope they vote for investment, new facilities and the retention of R Burbidge in the town
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I hope this one does get the go ahead- one of the bids will,pound to a penny the Planning Committee wil approve one, – and this Tesco/ Burbidges bid gives the most to local people. Oswestry needs and wants a really good cinema that is better or as good as other towns , so people will be drawn here. We will have a Town Green , a Nature reserve , a cinema and a heritage Railway too one day perhaps – all in easy walking distance. That’s a lot of leisure opportunities concentrated in one area. Its bound to give Oswestry a boost.
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yes bring tesco to oswestry an extra 350 jobs which are deffo required
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yes let it come
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Sainsbury, Morrison, Aldi and M&S- they’re already in Oswestry- most people I speak to agree that we neither need, or want, Tesco to come to Oswestry. We have plenty of choice, we don’t need another supermarket. The Burbidge site is in a notorious bottleneck already, Tesco will just make it worse. Look what has happened to Newtown- a bad traffic situation made even worse. Wake up and smell the Taste the Difference coffee- its not needed and not wanted. Tesco BOGOF- we don’t want you.
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you think morrisons would have got planing if the building was not there do you dont think so bring tesco’s to town 350 to 500 jobs
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So the Tesco store in Ellesmere was just a stopgap to kill off local traders ready for the opening of the Oswestry store. With the Oswestry store opening will the Ellesmere store close? Lets face it, the Ellesmere store is a cheap building which Tesco could write off in a few years. Something to think about.
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