Tesco gets permission needed for Welling store

12:37pm Friday 6th July 2012 in News By Jim Palmer

PERMISSION has been granted which will allow Tesco to open another store in Welling.

The supermarket chain intends transform the ground floor of the closed The Duchess of Edinburgh pub in Upper Wickham Lane, and has been granted permission by Bexley Council’s planning committee to install air conditioning, condensers and signage.

The committee was not able to rule on whether or not Tesco could open a store at the site because the change of use to a retail outlet is permitted by Government planning policy.

Objections about Tesco taking over the store – equivalent to four shop widths - were received by the council before the applications were even submitted, and a total of 15 were sent.

Complainants said that Welling already had enough large stores and a new one would harm existing firms, as well as creating traffic and noise issues.

Bexley Civic Society had no objections to the specific planning applications, but told the council it “rejects the whole concept of another Tesco in Welling”.

Comments(20)

PaulErith says...
1:01pm Fri 6 Jul 12

I won't be going!

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Citygirl83 says...
1:14pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Seriously, so that will be the big one on the site of embassy court, the small one where the moon and sixpence was and now this one. Tesco really are taking over.
It will make going to my dentist a lot more interesting as there will be no where to park!

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SteveInWelling says...
2:25pm Fri 6 Jul 12

This is absurd, where's the logic behind this to have 3, yes 3 Tesco's stores within a half a mile zone? Does the Bexley Council Planning Committee really need their heads examined or are all they seeing is £ signs in their coffers? What about having a fair selection and choice of retail outlets in Welling, not 3 of the same!

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Objective says...
2:39pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Read the article properly and you'll see the council appear to have had no choice in the matter. Unless that is you think they should have refused Tesco permission for air conditioning, condensers and signage?

If they had done that Tesco would have appealed, won and Bexley's council tax payers would have had to pay the appeal costs.

Do you really want that?

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mouthalmighty says...
4:41pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Let's look on the bright side. Oh wait, there isn't one.

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cookster says...
5:36pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Do councilors have to declare Clubcard points?

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toomush2drink says...
8:42pm Fri 6 Jul 12

I reckon we could fit a few more in, in the high street until its renamed tescos instead of welling.

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goldenbroomboy says...
11:21am Sat 7 Jul 12

Would it not be a better idea to plant some grass, and perhaps a tree or two?

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wavyframe says...
11:57pm Sat 7 Jul 12

The old brewers shop on east hill in Dartford looks like another Tesco in waiting permision has been applied for changes to original structure but no name is on the posted notice is that legal ?

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boffin9139 says...
12:16pm Sun 8 Jul 12

Hope it's better than the one further along the road!

I still won't shop at Tescos.

Tescos don't care about communities as they are well known in buying properties and lands with no concrete intention to build etc to ensure no one new can come along and offer legitimater business competition for the clientelle...THE SHOPPER!

I agree, the way the article reads is that the Planning Comte. had no choice but we all know NS makes the occaisional error in reporting events!

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B L Zeebub says...
7:09pm Sun 8 Jul 12

should have been a waitrose as they would`nt bother opening it

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lilly007 says...
11:16am Mon 9 Jul 12

Back handers bexley council
they are corrupt ,what about the cost cutter that has been there years what about his family and his children do they care no .Tesco and the council are making small business go bankrupt just so they they can play silly bugers with the property market ,this is whats its about tesco get the building, build flats above, but because bexley council and to give planning they want some of the flats built for social housing yes housing benefit .welling has two tescos how many more do we need. I did here that the large tesco is closing and another shop will be going in to there.
tesco get out of welling .We dont want you .

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Jeeepsie Joe says...
11:41am Mon 9 Jul 12

lilly007 are you saying Bexley Council is corrupt ? LOL

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lilly007 says...
12:07pm Mon 9 Jul 12

Jeeepsie Joe wrote:
lilly007 are you saying Bexley Council is corrupt ? LOL
we whats your opinion

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lilly007 says...
12:09pm Mon 9 Jul 12

lilly007 wrote:
Jeeepsie Joe wrote:
lilly007 are you saying Bexley Council is corrupt ? LOL
we whats your opinion
well miss the lls out lol

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gemmy says...
1:40pm Mon 9 Jul 12

I've heard that once Tesco's opens in Bexleyheath they will close the big branch in Welling

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Rev. Sue Scottley says...
11:10am Tue 10 Jul 12

I have also heard that gemmy, and that Wilkinson's will take the lease for the Welling shop.

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Jeeepsie Joe says...
12:19pm Tue 10 Jul 12

Rev. Sue Scottley wrote:
I have also heard that gemmy, and that Wilkinson's will take the lease for the Welling shop.
Did the big guy upstairs tell you Rev Sue ?

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zampas says...
10:14pm Thu 12 Jul 12

tesco's is also coming to northumberland heath, nothing could be done to stop it because it is a retail outlet going into retail but a petition was submitted to the planning commitee to stop air conditioning, signs etc the (same as the welling) plus they wanted an a t m but once again Bexley Council passed all except the a t m. I know they say they can't do anything but i am sure if air conditioning units etc was refused (like a couple of the councillior's suggested ) tesco's would find it hard to open,last night they also got their alcohol licence granted so not only are they going to be open 6am to 11pm monday to sunday they can sell drink all this time as well, this store is going into welligton's old shop's very close to residential house's and will have an affect on the smaller shop's on the heath, soon i think we will be paying council tax to the london borough of tesco as we all know they have the council office's already

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Outandabout says...
1:50pm Tue 17 Jul 12

Objective wrote:
Read the article properly and you'll see the council appear to have had no choice in the matter. Unless that is you think they should have refused Tesco permission for air conditioning, condensers and signage?

If they had done that Tesco would have appealed, won and Bexley's council tax payers would have had to pay the appeal costs.

Do you really want that?
Imagine the large Tesco in Welling was a lap dancing club, the same for the smaller stores in Welling Bevedere and Erith and then this one was planned. The argument that the council couldn't refuse wouldn't wash. It's about a town's identity and as we know now, no company is too big to fail. The identity of Bexley has been lost. Pay your Council tax early and get club points. Not as daft as it sounds when every vacant premises is turned into a Tesco. I won't use any of them.

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