Shropshire Council backs Waitrose Shrewsbury scheme
Shrewsbury is to get a new Waitrose supermarket after councillors backed a £40 million development on the edge of town.
Shrewsbury is to get a new Waitrose supermarket after councillors backed a £40 million development on the edge of town.
About 300 jobs are expected to be created by the Oteley Road scheme, which will see the existing Percy Thrower's Garden Centre relocated to new 60,000 sq ft purpose-built premises on the same site. A new seven-store shopping parade will also be created.
The proposals won the approval of Shropshire Council's planning committee yesterday, despite some councillors raising concerns about the effects of the new shopping development on town centre traders.