The old Bally factory site from Bessemer Road, where the proposal to build an Asda Supermarket has been rejected by the City Council. Picture: Denise Bradley
Cast your vote: Were councillors right to turn down Norwich’s new Asda superstore?
Mark Shields
Thursday, September 27, 2012
5:22 PM
There’s still time to cast your vote on one of the most controversial planning decisions Norwich has seen for years.
Proposals for a new Asda supermarket, community facilities and other shops were last week turned down by Norwich City Council’s planning committee.
The Norwich Evening News has since been reporting on the fall-out and reaction to the decision, which led council leader Brenda Arthur to accuse the councillors who sank the plans of turning down 400 jobs for the city.
They have defended the decision, however, arguing that the supermarket giant should not have been allowed to ride roughshod over the council’s own planning guidelines, and that job figures were misleading.
On Wednesday, the Norwich Evening News asked: “Was the city council’s planning committee right to turn down the plans a new Asda superstore?” – and we want you to have your say.
You can vote on the poll above, or write to Asda superstore vote, Editorial newsdesk, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RE.
Read the Norwich Evening News next week for the full results of the poll.
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5 comments
I live 500 yards from the Bally site & everyone ive spoken to here was really excited about this development & want it would bring for us & the area. Thanks a lot council for thinking about the residents this will effect, not!
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Clearseaz
Friday, September 28, 2012
Any chance of a 99p shop opening with a 24 hour drink license??? The lost chance of 300 + jobs, is of course down to Brenda herself....her rank and file 2 nuLabour luvvies, couldn't be 'bovverd' to turn up and vote in favor of the scheme....letting those greenies to have their 15 mins of fame on the backdrop of Asda stores and the normal melting of summer ice,
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nrg
Friday, September 28, 2012
@Carol. Not sure that is true - My limited experience of Ikea is a great deal of choice at reasonable prices. I'm not sure who they would compete against in Norwich now that Habitat & Hovells have gone - Probably Jarrolds & Argos. (Jarrolds should jump in there to negotiate to be an Ikea agent).
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harnser
Thursday, September 27, 2012
IKEA would be nice, but the majority of people in the locality could not afford to shop there. We need shops and amenities to benefit the local people, not to just attract customers from out of the area.
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Carol Bolton
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Never mind about an Asda, we have on of those, what about an IKEA.
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parkeg1
Thursday, September 27, 2012