There is a long standing plan by East
Devon District council (EDDC) to build another supermarket on the
Estuary side. This time the project would be to use the current rugby
ground after relocating Exmouth Rugby Club to another site out of
the town centre. Not wishing to prevent the club from moving I will
not comment on that but do feel it will not be a great benefit to
them in the long run. The whole question of another supermarket in
the town would look to be based on a flawed assumption that the
buyers would use the opportunity to make linked trips to other shops
so increasing trade generally. I and many others very much doubt this
and feel that the main reason for promoting the scheme is purely a
financial one. EDDC will get a lot of cash for releasing the ground
for development which they can use (squander) on other poorly thought
out schemes which the public do not have an appetite for.
If there is a need to have another
supermarket should it not be built on the edge of town or at least
nearer to the centre of population? This would mean having a store
either on the western end of the existing Dinan way or on the
employment land in pound lane. Either of those would put a store near
to where people live and also cut the over use of the Satlerton Road
Tesco store although why we should worry too much about the business
success of that company I just cannot see .The advantage of a Dinan
way store would be to cut the lorry traffic into the town centre and
would stop the need for lorries to go through residential streets to
get to Pound Lane, but either would allow a better shopping
experience for the locals than having to drive into the Town with
the cost of fuel and parking to be added to the shopping bill
It is not too late for everyone to
register their interest and opinion.
If we all pull together then it is very possible that any proposals can be overturned before they start remember the ASDA fight a few years ago public opinion stopped that store so we can do it again if we stand together.
If we all pull together then it is very possible that any proposals can be overturned before they start remember the ASDA fight a few years ago public opinion stopped that store so we can do it again if we stand together.
Please comment so that we can see how much the people either do or simply do not want this to happen
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