Tesco plans in Norwich refused – campaigning works!
Yet another article showing that Councillors are often able to reject such applications, even against the advice of council officials. (See more cases elsewhere.)
Why we booted out new Tesco plans [in Norwich]
Controversial plans to build a Tesco Express on Unthank Road have yet again been rejected in what was today hailed by opponents to the store as a victory for democracy.
Councillors on City Hall’s planning committee yesterday overwhelmingly rejected proposals for the store on a former petrol station site for the second time in a month on grounds of highway safety and congestion.
The application by the supermarket giant was turned down in a previous planning committee meeting on December 6, against the recommendation for approval by planning officers, but councillors then asked officers to produce a report setting out the exact wording for the reasons for refusal.
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