Planning application for new Sainsbury's at Memorial Stadium postponed
THE planning application for a new Sainsbury's supermarket on the Memorial Stadium site has been postponed until next year.
The city council's Development Control Committee had been due to consider the application on November 28.
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Aerial artist's impression of the new Sainsbury's store at Bristol Rovers' ground
It was first postponed until 2pm on December 5, which would have meant concerned Gloucester Road traders may have had to close their shops to attend and make representations at the meeting.
Bishopston Cllr Dr David Willingham (Lib Dem) is concerned for the independent businesses in his ward.
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He said at a full council meeting yesterday that a report independently commissioned by the council into the retail effect of the proposed supermarket stated that if the scheme is given planning permission sections of the Gloucester Road will suffer a 19 per cent drop in retail turnover.
He urged the council to abide by its previous promise to "protect small traders from large retail chains."
The planning meeting has now moved to a date early next year, yet to be decided, to allow the council to seek further information about the proposal’s impact on traffic, highways issues and air quality in the area.
As previously reported, Bristol Rovers has won permission to build a new £40 million stadium at Stoke Gifford, but the project depends on consent being given for the supermarket at the current ground to offset the costs.
Comments
by sheppas
Thursday, November 22 2012, 11:04AM
“All just a load of noise. Its all completely unnecessary anyway. There's no need for another Sainsburys, theres one at the end of Filton Avenue and love them or loath them, 1 point off the drop to non league football...Bristol Rovers do not need a 23k all seater stadium. Those are the undisputable facts.”
by Roversteve
Thursday, November 22 2012, 10:25AM
“Funny isn't it, a story is run in The Post,probably requested by Cllr Willingham about an apparent blow to Sainsbury's plans for the Memorial Stadium after a meeting was held concerning the local traders in the Gloucester Road Centre the day before,yet nothing was reported when Sainsbury's mitigation document concerning the whole of the Gloucester Road shopping area was submitted showing how much they are prepared to do to help this apparently thriving area of Bristol if their proposals are successful.The details of this meeting was on Cllr Willingham's website (Google it) along with a statement that the survey he started, asking whether people supported or objected to the plans for Sainsbury's to develop the Memorial Stadium into a supermarket(no mention of the affordable houses,Memorial Garden or Community space,funnily) was to be invalidated after accusing Rover's fans of RIGGING the votes. I noticed that the "score" at the time he invalidated the results was showing that only 25 or so "objection" votes were cast after this survey had been running for a few moths now isn't that a surprise,as Franknebula commented out of a Horfield population of near on 11,000(not including Bishopston and other local areas to the proposal) that is a paltry number of votes on a survey instigated by the local Liberal Democrat Councillor for Bishopston. Needless to say the votes to support the proposals were many times more than the objections,but then they were rigged of course?? This guy objected to the regeneration of the Memorial Stadium as well so will only be happy if the place is turned into allotments!”
by matic_113
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 10:39PM
“should be half the size with housing and offices for small businesses.”
by dickpuller
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 7:11PM
“Well it won't be required now with 500 diehard gasheads watching conferance football they can play on horfield common [subject to planning]”
by TheDiceman
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 6:17PM
“NOT IN MY BRISTOL YARD if the Mayor is to be believed seeking a bye law to try and curtail supermarket development in Bristol area in the hope of saving and promoting more of the local High Streets.”
by Robthepoor
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 6:01PM
“David Willingham has done more damage to the local Lib Dems than any amount of rubbish the national party has done in government. If the leaders of the Lib Dems cannot control their own members when they say they support a scheme then they should throw them out of the party. All the major mayoral candidates supported the application including Jon Rogers. He's against any development in his ward. If you support sport in Bristol do not listen to this man.”
by macadam212
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 6:00PM
“Just what Bristol needs another Supermarket!”
by Robthepoor
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 5:56PM
“if Rovers played City at the moment i think they would both find a way to lose!”
by piledriver
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 5:49PM
“And so it begins!
Believe me, BCC is the least of your problems.......although that'll still take years.
Just wait until twenty or so NIMBYS decide they don't want it..........add five-ten years for that.”
by RobBradStoke
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 5:30PM
“Should read "YET More delays by BCC", which sounds like the same old story again. Rovers have more hoops to jump through for a Council which makes life harder for our struggling teams.
How did the independent report get a "19% drop" due to Tesco?
I could understand if the report said there would be a loss of trade for the pubs, fast food outlets, newsagents due to losing football related trade!!
However, surely other local shop keepers will benefit on Saturdays as there would be more parking available - and people who fear the occassional violent football related incident can shop happier.
Too much emphasis on evil large supermarket - whilst the Council should focus on independent shops working to encourage customers into their door.”