While we've been waiting for over 7 1/2 years for a Tesco planning application and 6 months since it started 'consulting' over plans, Tesco seems to be less patient in Glasgow. Facing a wait of a few months for the local council to make a decision, The Herald reports that Tesco has appealed over the council to the Scottish Executive. The delay is apparently due to an air quality study.
Local protesters from Stop Tesco Owning Partick are not impressed! Spokesman Gordon Bickerton said,
"They [Tesco] think they can just flex their corporate muscle and everyone will jump to their tune. There is a process which has to be gone through and Tesco want to bypass that, which is typical of their arrogance."
The paper also quotes a 'senior source' in the council as saying,
"Tesco haven't helped themselves by presenting the council with the cheapest and nastiest structure they can throw together and delaying in presenting us with a workable proposal."
We in St Albans would just be happy for Tesco to engage with the local planning process, and give local people a chance to put our strong case against!
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