Tesco Update
Tesco's may have withdrawn their proposals for Sandy Lane, but here's what they are up to now!
TESCO TEAMS UP WITH HOLIDAY PARK FOR STORE
BY EMMA PEARCY
EPEARCY@HERALDEXPRESS.CO.UK
11:00 - 22 May 2008
Tesco has joined forces with one of the biggest holiday parks in South Devon to fresh plans for a new store in Dawlish.The retailer has linked up with Lady's Mile Holiday Park to unveil a joint plan for a new store on part of its site in Exeter Road.
The move comes days after the supermarket giant ditched plans to build a store on Sandy Lane following a public outcry.
It means the race between Sainsbury's and Tesco to be first to build a superstore in the town is back on.
The new Tesco proposal will be shown to residents at a public exhibition, provisionally set for Thursday, June 12, and the following day, at the Manor House, Old Town Street.
Lady's Mile Holiday Park owner Alfred Jeffery said: "I'm pleased to be able to work with Tesco to help provide Dawlish with the supermarket people want. I think it will be good for Dawlish and the surrounding area and encourage further investment in the town.
"It will use the southern end of Lady's Mile closest to the town centre and will be convenient for housing and the main holiday area of Dawlish Warren."
Tesco and Lady's Mile have said the development will not lead to the loss of any holiday park accommodation as there are plans to relocate the caravan pitches nearby.
A Tesco spokeswoman said: "We know the majority of people in Dawlish would like their own modern foodstore, but are aware that Sandy Lane was not a popular location despite being earmarked for retail development.
"So we went back to the drawing board and have worked hard to find a new, much better site."
The proposed store will be half the size of the Tesco in Kingsteignton, stocking the full range of produce including local and Fair Trade produce.
The plan also allows for a new roundabout on Exeter Road, providing access to proposed store.
A new pedestrian crossing of Exeter Road will link the store with the residential part of Dawlish and Tesco is proposing a cycle route on the west side of Exeter Road to connect to national cycle route and town centre.
The building will include sustainable features such as a combined cooling, heat and power system to power the store.
Tesco is also proposing a green or 'sedum' roof for the store among a package of other sustainable measures.
The spokeswoman added: "We're confident the southern end of Lady's Mile is the best available site for a small supermarket because it's close to the town centre and within easy walking and cycle distance to major housing developments.
"We are talking to the local bus company about dramatically improving services between the site, residential areas and the town centre. We want to try to ensure people have access to good public transport and that holidaymakers at Lady's Mile can also catch a bus down to the town centre."
Full details of the proposed scheme will available when Tesco holds a public consultation exhibition in June.
MEANWHILE, ministers have been accused of pursuing contradictory policies which threaten the future of high street shops in South Devon towns.
Lib Dem MP for Teignbridge Richard Younger-Ross has challenged the Government over its efforts to regenerate communities such as seaside resorts, while overseeing planning rules which allowed more supermarkets in areas like Teignmouth and Dawlish, which is likely to lead to the closure of small retailers.
But this has been rejected by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears who insisted the Government was committed to 'putting town centres first'.
Concerns over the impact of big- name chains on small shops formed part of a two-year inquiry by the Competition Commission, which published its findings recently.
The UK's four biggest supermarkets, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, all came under scrutiny in the investigation.
The report proposed a new 'competition test' in planning decisions on larger stores as well as action to prevent land agreements restricting competitors from entering the market.
But it said consumers were benefiting from the intense rivalry between stores and concluded that independent retailers were 'not in terminal decline', leading to charges by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) that the commission had let down small, independent shops.
In the Common, Mr Younger-Ross asked: "Could the Minister explain how a contradiction in Government policy will be resolved?
"On the one hand, the Government are working for the regeneration of our high streets, market towns and seaside resorts.
"On the other, their planning policies, which may allow an additional four supermarkets in Teignmouth and Dawlish, bringing the total there to seven, are likely to lead to the closure of shops in those high streets."
But responding Ms Blears said: "I certainly assure you we intend to press on with our policy of putting town centres first and making sure that they are vibrant, exciting places for people to shop.
"We also intend to make sure we plan properly for the impact of major retail developments.
"There is no contradiction at the heart of our policy making: we intend to make sure our retail centres continue to be the sort of places to which people want to go to do their shopping and which contribute to the quality of life that is so important to all of us."
Reader comments
| have just spoken to a neighbour whos told me the news!!i do shop with tesco but am feeling more agreived with their tactics to get a store in dawlish.This so called small store will turn into a monster within time as mr Jefferys will take his money and run!!he will not need to work any more.I don't feel we need a supermarket but at least sainsburys is proposing a store on an industrial site where as TESCO keep going for the green fields of dawlish why!will all the holiday makers want to sleep in their tents so close to the noise of a supermarket!!PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SO THEY CAN COMMENT AS I HAVE SEEN NO MENTION OF THIS ANYWHERE!! thank you for your site CONCERNED DAWLISH |
| jules, dawlish |
| hi i a regular torist ,we have bee coming to dawlish for 14 yrs,we often stay on ladies mile i think tesco would really spoil it if the small shops were to close ,i support dawlish shops and will only go there to shop so tesco take your greed smewhere else |
| amandabarow , hertfrdshire |
| Where do you all shop I know i drive to Exeter or Newton Abott to shop. a supermarket in dawlish is needed and the sooner the better. Its time the locals (those who have lived all their lifes in Dawlish stand up and surport a supermarket. |
| Tim Smith, Dawlish |
| Comment from Local Economy - re Halfords and Carphone warehouse... do you think the Chamber of Trade might fight a little more vigorously if they thought that competitors were coming in to sell bikes and mobile phones? |
| justice?, Dawlish |
| Delightful, once unspoilt seaside town, now boasting four supermarkets, so you can spend your holidays shopping for exactly what you can buy at home. Thanks to the supermarkets, you won't miss any scenery when driving into Dawlish, because traffic will be going at 2mph - if you're lucky. Of course all supermarkets will be stocking the same things, but the variety of stores means you can choose the colour of your carrier bag! Don't forget to visit the Georgian ghost-town, surrounding the tree-less lawns. Forget about spending all that money on an icecream (there are no shops left anyway!) instead, stock up with supermarket own-brand, and scoop it out yourself. Want a picnic on the lawns or the beach? Fortunately all the supermarkets have pre-packed sandwiches (might be a few days old though). Meet the local community in the card-shops, charity shops and betting shops where they work (they are the only businesses that are still viable on the High Street). Finally, enjoy your "home away from home" with the lull of the chiller cabinets resonating into the night, punctuated only by the beep-beep and air-brakes of yet another delivery juggernaut reversing up. |
| Holiday rep 2010, Dawlish |
| I agree again with the comment 'who wants to holiday at a supermarket'. The town doesn't need one, certainly the smaller businesses don't. It will cause an already busy road to come to a complete standstill regardless of any roundabout put in and it will be an awful eyesore in such a beautiful place. Lets not forget that a one storey building could soon become two! |
| Michelle, Dawlish |
| These Reader Comments are a breath of fresh air on the supermarket discussion. Instead of ?No to Sandy Lane?, people are saying, ?No new supermarket anywhere in Dawlish.? Profits and vested interests have been mention, and the ?bullying ways? of Tesco in particular ? but aren?t they all the same? But to understand what?s under threat besides our local shops, how about adding in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall?s call for a mass revolt by Tesco shareholders against ?cheap? because cruelly-treated chickens, also the headline news about the planet ?running on empty?, and then the local news of the Tory group on Teignbridge DC opposing the appointment of a climate change and energy-efficiency officer. Big business, big transportation, mass production, mass retail: it?s all going to have to change. Since in Dawlish we still ? just about ? have a range of local food and household goods shops, including a Co-op which at least has some ethical basis, can it be too late to say ?No!?, even to Sainsbury, which has sneaked in while we were worrying about Sandy Lane? |
| Chris Marsh, Dawlish |
| Mr. Jeffrey really must take Dawlish people for fools (like Tesco does). It's nothing to do with providing the people of Dawlish with the supermarket they want, it's do with money and the vast sum that will come his way. Ask those who were treated so atrociously by the Tesco representatives at the Langstone during their last so called public consultation what they think about it. The town said no to Tesco then and I hope they do again. This is a knee jerk reaction to Sainsbury's more professional approach. |
| Someone who loves Dawlish, Dawlish |
| I have to agree with the majority of replies here. I do not want any supermarket coming to Dawlish, I truly believe it will change the face of Dawlish and not for the better. I worry that we won't be able to stop at least one of the big four coming to Dawlish and if we really must have a supermarket, then NEVER let it be Tescos with their bullying ways. But please, council people, wake up and hear the people of Dawlish... we do not want a supermarket AT ALL. Jeanie, Dawlish |
| Jeanie, Dawlish |
| Wonder how long it is before Carphone Warehouse and Halfords Bikes arrive in Dawlish as well. What a comeuppance that could turn out to be. |
| Local Economy, Right here |
| I don't suppose the shops at the Warren will appreciate the arrival of either supermarket. And as for those shops by the Marine Garage - I guess only the Chinese takeaway will survive. The garage, the mini market and the newsagent will all be slaughtered. So much for the local economy. These are people's livelihoods we are talking about. But do the big supermarkets care? Nah! |
| Jenny, Dawlish |
| It would appear that Alf Jeffery has a very strange imagination. How does he know what the people of Dawlish want? Perhaps he would like to raise his head above the parapet at the next Tesco consultation and tell us. |
| Peter, Dawlish |
| Time and time again I hear councillors and others say we need a smart "gateway" to Dawlish. They say a supermarket will provide this. RUBBISH. A supermarket will only provide some supermarket branding - as much of it as they can get away with! IF that is the view of our council, then we may as well change the town name to Sainsburys or Tesco's. |
| confused, Dawlish |
| To Jonny, you said that Sainsbury's are the most expensive.... WHOEVER gets the spot at Dawlish will be the most expensive! Reason? They will have no competition except for the town, and they know that no-one will be doing 2-part shopping! That is how supermarkets have grown! So, yes, Tesco's may sometimes appear to be cheaper than Sainsburys sometimes, and vice versa, but ALL supermarket prices change according to what they can get away with. Remember they are not here for the good of the shoppers - they are here for the good of their shareholders and directors. MONEY is all they care about - getting more of ours. As for a small Tesco's - only for a short time. Soon it would grow big enough to sell everything it could and put others out of business. CORPORATE CANIBALS! |
| supermarket sweep, Dawlish |
| Tesco's must be very thick skinned, stupid, or cocksure of themselves to be coming back after the ass-wupping they got last time. Dawlish residents unite! Time to tell them where to go again. |
| battle call, Dawlish |
| Ding Ding, round 2. In the blue corner: Mel C. In the red corner: The rest of Dawlish. Let battle commence!!!! |
| Martin South, Dawlish |
| Who on earth would want to have a holiday right next to a supermarket along with its car park and all those cars and delivery lorries. Pull the other one Tesco and Lady's Mile. |
| Terry, Devon |
| First of all sainsburys haven't won at all. They will only win when the store is open and operational and even then Tesco will try and try again. To be honest sainsbury's is the most expensive out of the big four and contribute the least toward the community and towns. I'd rather see a small Tesco built then a sainsburys monstrosity. Finally Tesco stores have been proven to regenerate areas. Look at stores like Ludlow and haddington. Tesco are planning to move their haddington store and the public are trying to stop them because they want Tesco's in the town! Funny how people are suddenly snobby over Tesco because its sainsbury. |
| Jonny, - |
| Go away Tesco - you are not wanted. If you came to Dawlish you wouldn't be satisfied just selling food, you would take away business from every single shop in Dawlish you could. You will promise this that and the other but we don't want your bribes. If we have to have a supermarket in Dawlish let's have Sainsburys and get a bit of class in the town. Don't let Dawlish be a Tesco Town!! If our councillors do, that is all it will be there won't be any other businesses. Tesco's eats them for breakfast lunch and tea. |
| kernow, Dawlish |
| FOUR stores? Do my eyes deceive me? We might end up with FOUR supermarkets in Dawlish and Teignmouth. How on earth will the high streets survive that? |
| angela webb, Dawlish |
| I agree with Bernard of London. Who in their right mind would want to go on holiday to a Tesco Superstore! But as others have pointed out,when the Tesco money is in Alfred Jeffrey's pocket he won't have any need to rent out caravans and I bet he doesn't hang around long to see the mess Tesco make of Dawlish. We don't need two supermarkets and Sainsbury's have pipped Tesco at the post, thank heavens, so I hope everyone comes out once again and let's Tesco know what we think about them trying to infiltrate Dawlish. |
| Margaret Swift, Dawlish |
| Good to see Tesco's have learnt at least one lesson - to hold consultations in publicly accessible places. A bit of a change from their last one at the Langstone Cliff! Shame they haven't learned any other lessons....LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT WANTED HERE! |
| head teacher, devon |
| Erm, Tesco's are saying that the store will be 1/2 the size of Kingsteinton, but they will be stocking the whole range. So exactly how does that work? | ||||||||||
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Hooya Kidding again?, Dawlish
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