Alice Rossi from Blueprint Regeneration travelled down especially from Manchester to attend the latest meeting of Stonebridge Park Tenants & Residents Association, and received a warm welcome.
Talking about the planned new ASDA store on the former Wright & Dobson land in Carlton Road, St Ann’s, Alice advised residents.
“We have just carried out the site investigations, they have not been fully analysed as yet but there is nothing unexpected.
“We have had some problems getting into the former Co-op site to see how much of a hole there is underneath the store that needs to be filled in before any new houses are built their.
“We have also carried out pre-planning consultations with planners & the City Council to make sure that there are no traffic problems at the new store’s main entrance on Carlton Road; no cuing up going into or out of the car park, that sort of thing.
“We hope to submit a planning application at the end of October for the new ASDA store along with an outline planning application for the new houses on the former Co-op site nearby.
“If we are successful in being granted planning permission early next year, we then have to apply for the road closure of Seymour Street; the street that runs down between the old Co-op store and the site of the new Asda Store.
“Therefore we hope to begin construction work on site in August 2013.
“We are also talking to ASRA with regards to the planned new houses on the former Co-op store site. We plan to build the necessary social houses on the land, and ASRA will buy these off us for rental to new residents wanting to move into the area. There are various options available, and some of the houses will be of 4 bedrooms.
“Upon completion, the ASDA store will create 200 local jobs, both full and part-time, which is good news for the St Ann’s area.”
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