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January 2012

Tesco puts forward smaller store for Ashtead

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By Guy Martin 
January 06, 2012

TESCO is set to submit plans for a smaller store in Ashtead after failing to solve parking issues with the site to allow it to build a larger supermarket.

The company was given permission to build a 750sq-m store in The Street in 2010 by a government planning inspector despite opposition to the size from villagers, some 6,000 of whom signed petitions.

But the inspector laid down a condition for parking problems in the area to be resolved first. He ruled that building could not start until Mole Valley District Council had found a new venue for 74 long-term spaces currently in the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall car park, behind the proposed supermarket.

Those spaces would be needed for shoppers but longer-term parking is also required for people using the hall and other facilities in the village.

 

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Tesco reveals plans for Metro store in Ashtead

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Monday, December 26, 2011
TESCO has unveiled plans for a smaller store in Ashtead than originally intended, following concerted action by campaigners.

On Tuesday, the supermarket giant announced fresh proposals for a store on empty land it owns at 53 to 57, The Street.

Campaigners opposed two previous plans on the site but Tesco won planning permission for a 750 square metre store following a public inquiry last August.

However, permission was granted on condition that 74 long-term parking spaces at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall (APMH) were relocated by Mole Valley District Council to allow 181 short-stay parking spaces at the store.

After lobbying by Ashtead Residents’ Association and campaign group Save Our Village Environment (SAVE), the council said it would not move spaces without a mandate from residents.

 

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