Submit your objections TODAY 12 November
There is still time to stop Tesco in Stokes Croft.

Here is one planning issue out of several to get your blood boiling.

Tesco's proposed store in Stokes Croft, Bristol will incur 42 deliveries a week (their figures) causing traffic congestion, blocking a cycle path, a bus stop and two pedestrian crossing on either side.

Yet these concerns were dismissed on the October 22 planning meeting because change of use had already been granted in September 2009 - when the planners did not even know it was for a Tesco!

Tesco uses a third-party anonymously to make these applications.

Now the planners know the real situation - that change of use was actually granted to a multinational corporation that operates just-in-time deliveries and, in this case, at least 42 a week at up to 40 minutes each within a 6 hour period - should they not re-examine traffic concerns?

Why have the impacts to public and highway safety not been assessed when servicing a store is a material consideration?

This is just one issue we can raise with the planning officers.

The fabulous hard-working No Tesco in Stokes Croft campaigners have created a template letter helping you raise planning issues with the Council.

The template letter is at http://notesco.wordpress.com/take-action-2/

Please copy, paste, customise and send by end of play today.

- personalised letters will be significantly more effective. But if time is not on your side, just add your address and send.