The Herts Advertiser reports that the site of St Albans Police Station is up for sale. We've already written to the District Council asking for them to consider this as the best place for a medium-sized supermarket that will meet the needs of the growing City, while being extremely well placed for public transport. The site is just opposite the Maltings car park and very close to the main bus exchange.
This would leave the London Road site free for the housing and primary school that is needed in the area! And with a high likelihood that we'll get a sensible cinema design for the centre soon, we could solve three of the major problems affecting St Albans in one fell swoop.
If you think this would be a good idea, why not let your local councillor know!
UPDATE: Chris has emailed to suggest the London Road site as ideal for a police station with the school and affordable housing behind it - what do you think?
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No - this not a good idea! Many of the reasons that apply to stopping Tesco building on the Eversheds site also apply to this site, in fact many are even more applicable. Traffic jams, delivery lorries, pollution, effect on the locals etc etc are all just as applicable, if not more so.
Also,the city centre is not really growing in terms of people (ie those who live there), but the outskirts are growing. We don't need a large or medium supermarket anywhere in the city center, and it is arguable whether St Albans needs another large supermarket at all, as there is already plenty of choice within a walk or a short drive or bus ride, wherever you live in St Albans.
Please don't fall into the trap of "anywhere but the London Road site". The police station (as well as Bernards Heath, as some have suggested) is completely inappropriate and unnecessary as a supermarket site.
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