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Archive for March 2008
On Saturday morning, two days after the Council’s East Area Committee voted unanimously to refuse Tesco’s application to build an extension at the back of the old Wilco site, I did my usual round of the half-dozen Mill Road shops that provide almost everything my household of five people needs.
On March 6 2008, the Council’s East Area Committee (councillors for Romsey, Petersfield, Abbey and Coleridge wards) voted on Tesco’s applications for the old Wilco site at 163-167 Mill Road.
Tesco lost. Here’s how and why.
Continue reading ‘Some Frequently Asked Questions about Tesco Losing The Planning Decision’ »
Councillors have rejected Tesco’s plans for the extension to the building, which was the key planning application, following our Campaign.
Thanks to everyone who helped achieve this first victory!
More news will be posted shortly.
Elected Councillors of the East Area Committee will make the decision on the Tesco planning applications for Mill Road on 6th March. Details of the meeting are:
Date: Thursday 6 March 2008
Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start
Place: St Philips Church, 185 Mill Road, Cambridge
Thanks to John Volynchook for the photos of traders.
5 March 2008; for immediate release
The No Mill Road Tesco campaign have condemned the Council planning officers’ recommendation of approval for Tesco’s Mill Road plans as unsound, based on flawed interpretation of planning guidance and key factual mistakes.
The Campaign’s report, sent to East Area Committee councillors, who will be voting on the decision on Thursday, concludes that it would be unreasonable “to approve proposals with the capacity to so seriously damage residential amenity, highway safety, and the local centre, when approval is based on such incomplete and seriously flawed advice”.
We have now written to all Councillors on the East Area Committee with a letter giving our views on the officers’ report. This is a key document and equips Councillors with well-researched arguments why the store should be rejected, on a whole range of grounds.
Check out our new photo booklet, of photographs of relevance to the issues under consideration.
At a meeting on Thursday 21st February 2008 we presented Councillors on the East Area Committee with a file containing the following documents:
We also met with David Howarth, Cambridge’s MP and Norman Baker (MP for Lewes), on Friday 22nd February 2008.
