Jan 2008 Update

Tesco's last (and fifth!) application for planning permission was rejected in Dec 2007.

What happens next is for Tesco to decide. They may either appeal this
decision to central government - in which case they have 6 months in which to decide to do this. Or Tesco could make yet another planning application to Norwich City Council

We think that Tesco are most likely to appeal to central government - which could mean everything goes 'quiet' for while.

Watch this space!
Tesco lose for the fifth time - but what a battle!
After two meetings of the Planning Committee, Tesco's sixth planning application has finally been rejected by Norwich City Council.

* In December 2007 the Committee voted 6 to 3 against Tesco's plan - 'in principle'. The final details of the rejection were to be confirmed at another Commitee meeting in January.

At the beginning of Jan 2008 the Committee met again. The meeting was complicated, at times confusing, and rather heated! Councillors voted on two separate issues:

1. A vote on whether members wanted to re-affirm their support for the 'in
principle' decision taken on December 6th - which was won, only just, 6 - 5.

2. A vote on the wording in support of the rejection - which - after much
deliberation on the detail, was put to the vote and was easily passed, with
all members voting in favour, and one abstaining.

Now city council staff must do what they should have done in the first place, and follow up the councillorsdecision with a clear set of minutes and detailed reasons for refusal of the application.

The Planning Commitee rooms were packed with supporters for both the December and January meetings. Prior to the January meeting the entire Evening News letters page was devoted to discussion of Tesco's plan and the way the City Council had dealt with it.

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And after all that you don't even save money on your shopping!
In October 2007 anti Tesco campaigners in Cambridge compared the prices of goods in an average shopping basket at a Tesco Express store with prices in local branches of the Co-op, The goods range from a two pint bottle of semi-skimmed milk to a 500ml bottle of washing up liquid, from a loaf of white sliced bread to a four pack of toilet roll.

Tesco Express basket: £33.70
Co-op basket: £32.57

You would SAVE £1.13 by shopping at the Co-op!
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How many times do they have to be told?
Our community has said no to Tesco's proposals time and time again. But still they try to impose their unwanted shop on us.

* 5000 people signed a petition

* Almost 1200 people have written to the City Council to say no.

* The Council has rejected their proposals three times already.

* When Tesco sent their own postcard out seeking support the vast majority replied (at their expense) saying no.

Since the beginning of the Unthank Tesco saga Tesco have inundated the various planning authorites with a bewildering array of applications and appeals against negative decisions.

• Four planning applications to the city council. One withdrawn by Tesco, the other two unanimously turned down by the council.

• A withdrawn appeal to the planning inspectorate against the their first failed application to the council.

• And now they've made a fifth application!

So far, every application and appeal by Tesco has been met with hundreds of objections. With your help, it will be the same for the every time they try.

Who we are and what we want
We are a group of Norwich residents (Residents Against Unthank Tesco) who are campaigning against the building of a new Tesco store in the city's Unthank Road. We are completely independent of any local business or political party.

For many, many reasons we believe that a proposed shop would severely reduce the quality of life in an area that we enjoy living in.

Our neighbourhood is special and we want to keep it that way. Join us in our campaign to Say No To Tesco!
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