Good old George Monbiot does it again:
"My town is menaced by a superstore. So why are we not free to fight it off? People know a Tesco will suck the marrow from us. Yet the decision is left in the hands of a remote and frightened council"
We've got our own Tesco planning hearing on Wednesday. Luckily the council's planning officr recommends a refusal: he says a supermarket of that size which also sells lots of non-food will be detrimental to both Glastonbury and Street. However, the council don't have to heed his advice. We're going to have to remind them that they're elected...
Monbiot points out that Tesco has the financial muscle to really hurt a council in court if they appeal. I hope that doesn't scare the councillors.
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