Sainsbury's Ledbury application turned down (From Hereford Times)
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Sainsbury's Ledbury application turned down by Herefordshire Council
12:19pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in Local News By David Higgs
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new Sainsbury's superstore in Ledbury have been defeated.
Councillors voted 12 to six against the proposal, which would have seen the construction of a 30,000 sq ft superstore and petrol station off Leadon Way, at Herefordshire Council's planning meeting this morning.
Officers had recommended the plan for refusal, citing a loss of employment land and the impact on Ledbury's high street trade as reasons, among others.
For more see tomorrow's Hereford Times.
Comments(6)
old guy
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5:50pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Colin J Marschall
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8:28pm Thu 23 Feb 12
Hickson wrote:It was neither poetic or justice, for it to be poetic it would have to have contain some sort of poetic device such as the decision being read in a pentameter rhythm or for to be Justice a crime would have had to have been committed .. neither happened as I am aware.
I'd call this
POETIC JUSTICE
Weel done all those who didn't want sainsbury's devastating the town
leftofmoorfarm
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12:49pm Fri 24 Feb 12
jmccabe
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4:15pm Fri 24 Feb 12
old guy wrote:You're right, they would be employing people, but 'employment land' is a specific term for land used for offices, workshops, industry, warehousing and storage. Retail (i.e. shops, superstores etc) isn't included in that.
Loss of employment land? Wouldn't Sainsbury's be employing people?? Seems a very odd decision, standby for the expensive appeal!
domestic=lady
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8:16pm Fri 24 Feb 12
Surely employment land should be the whole trading estate not just Galebreakers?
Hickson says...
1:21pm Wed 22 Feb 12
POETIC JUSTICE
Weel done all those who didn't want sainsbury's devastating the town