Supermarket site on Dudbridge Road, Stroud given the go-ahead

Councillors voted to pass the application for a supermarket at Dudbridge Road with a margin of one vote.

Five members of Stroud District Council voted to approve the proposals with four voting against and two abstentions.

This means that Lidl – or any other supermarket could apply to have a store on the site.

Officers had advised members to reject this application because of the risk of flooding while recommending councillors to accept the application for a store at on Bath Road, Stroud.

However councillors voted six to two in favour of refusing the Bath Road site which Asda was going to occupy.

Councillors also voted against proposals for a supermarket in Ryeford but because the application at Ryefords is at appeal the final decision will be taken out of councillors hands with the Secretary of State having the final say in the matter.

Highlights of the planning meeting on Tuesday, April 14:

#SupermarketDday SASS urge Cllrs to refuse the supermarket application - they say there's no urgency for another supermarket in Stroud

— Megan (@megantitleysnj) April 14, 2015

#SupermarketDday cllr Marjoram "I've seen the decline of Stroud. I don't think out of town supermarkets care of the vitality of town centre"

— Megan (@megantitleysnj) April 14, 2015

Cllr Marjoram "I'm fighting tooth and nail for town centres because that's where things happen."

— Megan (@megantitleysnj) April 14, 2015

Cllr Dorcas Binns "I'm not if the same dinosaur thinking of cllr Marjoram." She thinks the completion for supermarkets would be good

— Megan (@megantitleysnj) April 14, 2015

Cllr Robinson wants to protect Nailsworth and is concerned about the 125 jobs which could be lost and increase of traffic

— Megan (@megantitleysnj) April 14, 2015