City Strolls - events - meetings
Friday, April 06, 2007
Public meeting against Tesco 16 April 2007 @ 19:30 Partick Burgh Halls
News Update from S.T.O.P.(Stop Tesco Owning Partick)
The STOP group has been formed to organise a protest against Tesco's plans to build a huge retail and residential development along the bank of the River Kelvin, near Beith Street in Partick, Glasgow, including a 24-hour Tesco superstore, 580 car parking
spaces and a one-way system around Partick Cross.
Information is on our website at www.stoptesco.infoOver 1,000 objections have already been submitted
to try to stop this proposal.
Various serious concerns have been raised:
1. Traffic, parking and access problems
2. Threat to locally-owned shops and local food
producers
3.Contrary to the City Plan
4. Inappropriate design
You can still submit an objection to planning
application No. 05/03143/DC - Development of Food,
Retail and Residential Park, Beith Street - to Ms.
Elaine Murray, Development & Regeneration Services,
Glasgow City Council, 229 George Street, Glasgow G1
1QU.
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Scottish Parliament Petition
Petition calling for the Scottish Parliament to
consider and debate the traffic, environmental and
sustainability impact on existing communities in
designated town centres of large 24-hour supermarket
developments.
Please sign the petition online and forward the link
to people you know.
http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=156
(Closing date for signatures - 30 April 2007)
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Public Meeting
Monday, 16th April 2007 at 19:30
Partick Burgh Halls
Key speakers on Tesco's proposals.
Bob, 17:45
