Tesco pulls out of Dawlish scheme

Friends in Dawlish, mindful of how similar the situation is there to the one in Seaton, have provided us with the following press release, issued by Tesco.

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29 April 2008

TESCO WITHDRAWS INTEREST IN SANDY LANE SITE

As a result of feedback of the public consultation undertaken late last year, Tesco has today (Tuesday, 29 April) announced that it is no longer interested in building a foodstore on the Sandy Lane sports fields.

However, Tesco is still interested in opening a store in the Dawlish area and will be bringing forward new proposals in the near future, which will again be the subject of wide consultation.

A Tesco spokesperson said: “We have listened to what the local people have told us and have decided to drop any plans to build a foodstore on the Sandy Lane sports fields even though they were identified as a possible foodstore site by the Council. We are very much aware of the sensitivity of the Sandy Lane playing fields and the local feelings about their use as sports facilities.

“We are still very keen to open a store in the Dawlish area. In the next few weeks, we will be unveiling plans for a store on another site and we will obviously be consulting with all parties as soon as we are able to do so. We are currently finalising a new public consultation display and getting meeting dates in the diary so that we can go public with our new plans at the earliest opportunity.”

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"unveiling plans for a store on another site" - I wonder what sort of site they will pick next! Watch this space and thanks to our Dawlish friends for providing this piece of information.