The City Council previously issued a public statement recognising the validity of the planning condition preventing lorries unloading from on Mill Road for this site:
“There is a lawful planning consent for the use of 163-167 Mill Road for retail use which requires deliveries to be made only from a rear service yard. We are urgently contacting Tesco to establish the company’s intention for the premises given the lawful consent. If it becomes clear that enforcement action may be necessary then the officers will report to members as soon as possible on options for further action”
Saturday 15th August, 12-1pm will see another event outside the Wilco site. We will be continuing to put pressure on the council to act but also raising awareness about the Tesco’s application for an alcohol licence (which is due to be heard on Monday at the Guildhall at 10.00am).
We would ask you to come along and dress the fence with us between 12 and 1pm, bringing with you empty beer cans to form part of our artistic intervention.
Please come and make your voice heard in an artistic and legal way!
Due to Tesco’s proposed opening of the store this month and the licensing application up before the council the campaign is organising a two-hour event at the Wilco site on Mill Road on 8th August.
From 11.00am – 1.00pm we invite all our supporters to come to the site and decorate the fence surrounding the front of the building with their placards, banners and artworks expressing their objections to both the licensing application and the store in general. This is an opportunity to let Tesco know once more that their store is not wanted or needed on Mill Road. Look forward to seeing you there.
Thanks to everyone who attended tonight’s meeting.
As well as a lot of information about actions being taken with respect to the current legal situation, it was agreed that a public event will be taking place at the weekend – stay tuned for more information.
There will be a meeting at 7.45pm on Monday 3 August at St Philip’s Church, Mill Road, to discuss the current situation: what
Tesco are doing, what the Council are doing, and what we can and should do. We hope that some of the local and county
councillors will also be there.. We are at another crucial stage in the long and continuing fight to keep Tesco off Mill Road.
There will be a meeting at 7.45pm on Monday 3 August at St Philip’s Church, Mill Road, to discuss the current situation: what Tesco are doing, what the Council are doing, and what we can and should do. We hope that some of the local and County councillors will also be there. We are at another crucial stage in the long and continuing fight to keep Tesco off Mill Road.
The NMRT campaign is having a stall on the Mill Road Winter Fair this Saturday 6th December and is seeking helpers to staff the stand for an hour or two. This would involve handing out leaflets giving the current status of the Campaign and other information, getting people the opportunity to sign up to the mailing list (if they are not already on it) and selling the new NMRT torch key rings (price £1.50 each).
Ideally we would like to have 3 or 4 people staffing the stall at any one time. The stall will be there from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm. At present there are committee members (one at a time) covering the whole day but they will need support. If you would like to volunteer to help for an hour or two, please contact us stating what time you would like to be on the stand.
Please do come along and say hello on the day, even if you do not want to help with the stall!
The Public Inquiry forced by Tesco’s appeal to the Planning Inspectorate will start on Tues 30 September 10am, at the Guildhall Council Chamber, Market Square.
It’s very important as many people as possible come along to show the strength of local feeling.
Please be there by 9.45am.
The Campaign will be speaking, but anyone else wishing to speak (the more the better) may inform the Planning Inspector then, and you can say if you do not wish to be questioned by the lawyers present.
The atmosphere should be non-confrontational.
The Inquiry is scheduled to continue on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October.
You do not need to be there all the time, or every day – just for the 10am start on Tuesday 30th September and stay for as long as you can.
Read our FAQ for the latest on all aspects of the Mill Road Tesco issue. A legal update will also follow soon.
