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An artist’s impression of how a new Waitrose store would look in the heart of Poynton’s shopping district
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Waitrose plans next to go under Poynton spotlight
Pete Bainbridge26/ 3/2008
HUNDREDS of Poynton residents are expected to attend a meeting to debate proposals for a Waitrose in the village’s shopping district.
Echoing the public meeting held for Tesco in January, Poynton Parish Council has devoted the whole agenda to Waitrose’s plans for a 16,000sq ft store on Park Lane, and residents have been invited to attend.
More than 700 people visited Waitrose’s public exhibition held earlier this month, and of the 403 people who made written comments, 211 were opposed. A further 152 said they were in favour, while 40 chose not to take sides at that time.
Expecting a large turnout, councillors have chosen the civic centre’s main hall, rather than the traditional council chamber venue, to gather and discuss the scheme.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 16, at 7.30pm.
Councillor Laurence Clarke, chairman of Poynton Parish Council’s Planning and Environment Committee, insists that the meeting will hear from as wide a range of different opinions as possible.
He said: "We want the meeting to be in the same style as the Tesco one.
"The public will be given an opportunity to ask questions, and any campaign group wishing to make opposition will be given a chance to speak."
Waitrose has been invited to make representations at the planning meeting, and it is hoped a representative will be on hand to answer residents’ questions.
After opening up the meeting to any comments from the floor, the committee will then weigh up Waitrose’s plans and take a decision to recommend that Macclesfield Borough Council either reject or accept them.
The borough council’s planning committee will take the parish’s thoughts into consideration, along with representations from police, fire, environment and highway authorities, before making their final decision next month.
If Waitrose chiefs are given the green light, the Park Lane outlet will be two-thirds the size of the branch in Cheadle Hulme.
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