Update:

Motion passes to defer.

Tom Williams: "Deffer items 4.1 and 4.2 until we have sufficiant information on them."

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Cllr Chris Brine: "So many people here want a decision.

"We have to look after Stroud district, not just Stroud town, all we're being told is, put it off again, put it off again, lets put a date on it, we need a decision made"

"People want this made"

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Concerns that the next meeting is June 6, two days before election

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Gerry LeCointe - Planning manager

"We want to bring full reports to you"

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Tom Williams: "We could probably bring it back in 2 months time"

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John Longmuir: "I would aim to have something back at the next committee"

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Cllr Tom Williams wants a deferral due to new information regarding plans to Merrywalks

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Cllr Tom Williams: "We need more information on Merrywalks plans, my view is to knock it on the head now come back, see what the plans are for merrywalks, come back in a couple of months time and start again."

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Cllr Chris Brine: "How do you know the effect? I see more people from Stonehouse in Quedgley shopping than in Stonehouse"

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Cllr Dave Mossman

"What would be the effect of the proposals be on the town centre?"

Matt Morris:

"there are very limited number of large supermarkets being built nationally, for the committee to disregard it would be wrong in my opinion"

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John Marjoram “I’ve been in Stroud for 30 years, and I have seen the demise of the town centre"

"Is Stroud itself in a fragile state?"

Matt Morris, advisor to the council on this project.

“Stroud town centre is in a modest or fragile state”

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Tom Williams is chairing the meeting of the development control committee
 

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STROUD District Council are meeting today to make a decision on whether plans for a new ALDI store will go ahead.

At a meeting of the Development Control Committee, chaired by Councillor Tom Williams, the fate of the Bath Road Trading Estate plans will be determined.

SNJ will be reporting from the meeting.

Stroud News and Journal:

The proposals - which are recommended for approval - would see the creation of the discount food supermarket alongside wider development of the Bath Road Trading Estate.

Plans include the refurbishment and reconfiguring of part of the existing commercial buildings, the demolition of the current auction house building, a row of industrial buildings and the 1960s office tower to provide a new retail store.