by David Skentelbery
A WARRINGTON supermarket has been given the go-ahead to build a 61 sq metre extension, to provide a pharmacy department.
The borough council's planning committee approved the scheme at Asda, Westbrook, despite fears expressed by several members that the extension amounted to "creeping development."
Cllr Keith Gleave said a similar previous application was refused because of traffic and the pipeline.
He believed the new proposal represents "creepage" to a similar position.
There were also concerns that adding a pharmacy to the supermarket could damage an existing chemists' shop.
But planning officers argued that the small increase in size would be "negligible."
The borough council's planning committee approved the scheme at Asda, Westbrook, despite fears expressed by several members that the extension amounted to "creeping development."
Cllr Keith Gleave said a similar previous application was refused because of traffic and the pipeline.
He believed the new proposal represents "creepage" to a similar position.
There were also concerns that adding a pharmacy to the supermarket could damage an existing chemists' shop.
But planning officers argued that the small increase in size would be "negligible."
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said this on 03 Jun 2012 11:37:21 PM BST
Why allow ASDA to build a chemists and so destroy an existing business which isn't owned by Americans????
Talk about stupid councillors. The existing chemist shop will now likely close and there will be a net loss of jobs as ASDA will just use existing staff to man their new bit.... Good old Labour strikes again for the working man
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