Bradford Council rejects the proposed new Tesco

Bradford Council unanimously rejected plans for the new supermarket off Mayfield Road at the Keighley area planning panel held on 3rd August 2009.

Councillors rejected the new store plan on the grounds of the inappropriate design and materials, highways impact on residents’ amenity and said it was unacceptable in an out-of-centre location, contrary to the council’s retail strategy.

They also rejected outline plans by Tesco for a residential care home, business and office units on its current supermarket site at Springs Lane.

IRATE would like to thank everyone who has helped us in opposing this development thus far.

Unfortunately this is not the end of the matter. Tesco could still choose to appeal this decision. Tesco has six months in which to apply to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister who may appoint an independent inspector to look into the case. If appointed, the inspector looks at the original reasons for refusal, the applicant’s case and the position of other interested parties. A report will then either grant or refuse permission.

With so many appeals being lodged it would probably take at least ten months before an inspector could even get started on this process. The alternative is for Tesco to submit a new request for planning permission, but they can’t do this for another two years.