08-May-2003, 08:20 PM
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Originally posted by anacortesdamp
My sister said that the new ALDI shop is planned for where Leyland Garage had its repair and service facilities right at the top of Westgate and behind the building that used to be the Ford showroom.
Frank Damp
You beat me by 5 seconds there Frank, but yes your sister appears to be correct, her's the bit I snipped.
At the meeting Aldi chiefs said they had yet to apply for planning permission from South Ribble Borough Council, and do not own the land, at the junction of Westgate and Towngate -- currently used by a number of businesses including a former petrol station.
But they say the landlord is keen to sell and a planning application is likely to be submitted within the next few weeks.
If the application is passed, the food chain is hoping to develop the one-acre site into a store employing 14 people, with an 86-space car park.
But residents of Westgate say the proposed store -- just yards from a Tesco Extra supermarket built last year -- will result in traffic chaos. And they fear delivery lorries will be unable to get into the store.
Originally posted by anacortesdamp
My sister said that the new ALDI shop is planned for where Leyland Garage had its repair and service facilities right at the top of Westgate and behind the building that used to be the Ford showroom.
Frank Damp
You beat me by 5 seconds there Frank, but yes your sister appears to be correct, her's the bit I snipped.
At the meeting Aldi chiefs said they had yet to apply for planning permission from South Ribble Borough Council, and do not own the land, at the junction of Westgate and Towngate -- currently used by a number of businesses including a former petrol station.
But they say the landlord is keen to sell and a planning application is likely to be submitted within the next few weeks.
If the application is passed, the food chain is hoping to develop the one-acre site into a store employing 14 people, with an 86-space car park.
But residents of Westgate say the proposed store -- just yards from a Tesco Extra supermarket built last year -- will result in traffic chaos. And they fear delivery lorries will be unable to get into the store.