Planners have this week removed the final obstacle standing in the way of supermarket giant Asda opening a huge new 40,000 square foot store in Highbridge, we can reveal.
.CONDITIONS PLACED ON ASDA:
Two conditions have been placed on the Highbridge supermarket by planners:
1. The store shall not be open to the public until all the boundary enclosures as shown on plans have been constructed in their entirety and completed in all respects.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to protect the privacy and residential amenity of neighbouring homes.
2. The foodstore shall not open to the public until such time as the site has been landscaped in its entirety in accordance with the detailed plans and specifications on the approved plans.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to protect the privacy and residential amenity of neighbouring homes.
Asda wanted to vary its original planning application to alter boundary enclosures and landscaping at the site at Springfield Road – and planners this week gave it the go-ahead, providing that several conditions are met.
The supermarket requested for conditions forcing it to render both sides of a wall on the Springfield Road site to be altered, saying it only has access to one part of it. It also wanted to avoid removing a hedge.
While giving the store a green light, district planners also placed two conditions on the supermarket, requiring that the store will not open until the boundary enclosures have been completed. The full text of the conditions is shown on the right.
As previously reported by Burnham-On-Sea.com, Asda plans to open its new 40,000 sq ft supermarket at the site next year. The huge store will boast 273 customer car parking spaces and a further 24 spaces for general use by the public.
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