The latest on Sainsburys - according to the Post http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Rovers...tail/story.html?dwrMeth=addComment&afterReg=Y
BRISTOL Rovers' hopes of building a new stadium are mired in controversy again – this time over the number of delivery lorries which should be allowed at the proposed new supermarket at their current ground.
More than 170 residents and pressure groups have lodged objections to an increase in the number of hours that lorries could turn up to the store at the Memorial Ground while those in support total 92.
This latest row could prove to be rather academic however as Sainsbury's are allegedly no longer interested in building the new store. The Bristol Post exclusively revealed at the end of August that the club had issued a writ against the supermarket chain for what it claims to be breaches of contract over going ahead with the supermarket.
Related content
Sainsbury's told the club that the current planning consent was not acceptable because lorries could not turn up between 5am and midnight on any day of the week. The chain asked the city council to vary the restrictions on delivery times but planning officers refused permission because of the impact on local residents. Sainsbury's subsequently told the club they would not appeal this decision.
A legal wrangle ensued behind closed doors which led to Sainsbury's agreeing to lodge an appeal while the club submitted its own application at its own expense to vary the delivery hours. It is the club's application which is still awaiting a decision by the council although the number of objections outnumber the support by nearly two to one.
Ms Diana Scrafton, one of the leading TRASHorfield campaigners, said "despite a new noise assessment and plans for noise barriers, the extended hours for deliveries would still clearly have a detrimental impact on the amenity of local residents. The Memorial Ground is presently a very quiet, tranquil, empty place at night-time. It is mostly a quiet place during the day, too. Even on those limited match evenings, quiet is restored at a reasonable hour. The daily arrival and unloading of 44-ton HGV delivery lorries will however create considerable noise at whatever time and affect the acoustic environment."
Councillor Claire Hiscott (Horfield) and former Bishopston ward councillor David Willingham have both lodged objections.
BRISTOL Rovers' hopes of building a new stadium are mired in controversy again – this time over the number of delivery lorries which should be allowed at the proposed new supermarket at their current ground.
More than 170 residents and pressure groups have lodged objections to an increase in the number of hours that lorries could turn up to the store at the Memorial Ground while those in support total 92.
This latest row could prove to be rather academic however as Sainsbury's are allegedly no longer interested in building the new store. The Bristol Post exclusively revealed at the end of August that the club had issued a writ against the supermarket chain for what it claims to be breaches of contract over going ahead with the supermarket.
Related content
Sainsbury's told the club that the current planning consent was not acceptable because lorries could not turn up between 5am and midnight on any day of the week. The chain asked the city council to vary the restrictions on delivery times but planning officers refused permission because of the impact on local residents. Sainsbury's subsequently told the club they would not appeal this decision.
A legal wrangle ensued behind closed doors which led to Sainsbury's agreeing to lodge an appeal while the club submitted its own application at its own expense to vary the delivery hours. It is the club's application which is still awaiting a decision by the council although the number of objections outnumber the support by nearly two to one.
Ms Diana Scrafton, one of the leading TRASHorfield campaigners, said "despite a new noise assessment and plans for noise barriers, the extended hours for deliveries would still clearly have a detrimental impact on the amenity of local residents. The Memorial Ground is presently a very quiet, tranquil, empty place at night-time. It is mostly a quiet place during the day, too. Even on those limited match evenings, quiet is restored at a reasonable hour. The daily arrival and unloading of 44-ton HGV delivery lorries will however create considerable noise at whatever time and affect the acoustic environment."
Councillor Claire Hiscott (Horfield) and former Bishopston ward councillor David Willingham have both lodged objections.
