News has reached us that Tesco has lost a major planing battle in Sheringham, Norfolk. One of our supporters who is from Norfolk and knows the story well told us 'there are some similarities to St Albans in terms of the effect on the city'. Here's the way the local paper reported the story.
And here's the best bit from the article...
Nigel Dowdney, independent store owner in Stalham and Earlham and a member of the Association of Convenience Stores, said concerns about damage to competition were often discussed but not given enough weight by the government.
He said: "There is a feeling the government is changing the goalposts slowly but surely and this decision is a major step forward for communities and a major setback for Tesco.
"The planning inspectorate is finally beginning to stop, listen and look at the evidence.
"It is a proven fact, the building of a supermarket has a detrimental effect on all sorts of local businesses, not just food stores."
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