Magic carpet goings on in Newland
Is Leightons setting up for Tesco?
Leighton Carpets of Hessle Road is pursuing a planning
application for its Newland Ave shop.
The application (1) proposes to alter the shop front with:
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new doorways,
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a trolley bay,
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a cash machine,
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5 anti-ram raid bollards,
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3 air conditioning units, and a
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2.5m fence
This is a lot of change for a carpet shop. Rumour has it that giant retailer Tesco is recently
interested in Leighton Carpets. It is not impossible, therefore, that
Leighton carries out these major changes to the shop and is then bought by
Tesco who promptly gut the carpet shop and set up a Tesco convenience
store. So the question is: Is there a secret deal ?
The shop at the top end of Newland Avenue, near the junction with Cottingham Road, would be an ideal location for a small supermarket seeking to make inroads into an otherwise densely populated business area.
Is
anyone asking questions about what may be really going on?? The
deadline for objections passes on the 30th November (extended
because of a revision in the application). Objections can be sent to –
Planning
Services,
Kingston House,
Bond Street,
Hull, HU1 3ER.
Tel: 01482
612345
Email: dev.control@hullcc.gov.uk
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NOTES
Online
objection can be made as below (2).
A sample objection is given below too. (3)
1. Council Planning Applications to Friday 20 October 2006
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/HOME/
PLANNING/PLANNING_APPLICATIONS/20%20OCTOBER%202006.PDF
2.
You can object with an online form at www.hullcc.gov.uk
–
Go
to Planning applications, then Public Access (agree to conditions), click
Planning, then Application Search (use:
06/01398/full ). And click Submit Comments.
3. Martin Deane objects as follows:
The changes proposed are major for a carpet store which has not needed a ATM machine or anti-ram raid bollards before. So I suspect this application is for a supermarket. We need to be encouraging small traders not huge retailers like Tesco whose name is being rumoured as connected with this development in the background. I understand the car park is also to be at their disposal. Such a development would lead to significant further traffic congestion. Enquiries should be made along these lines and undertakings received as to the nature of what is really going on.
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