Denbighshire County Council says it
is re-consulting interested parties after the applicant submitted revised
details for the controversial plan to relocate the Dobson & Crowther factory
to Cilmedw Farm in Llan.
Llanblogger noticed that, last Friday,
the applicant had submitted an amendment to the original plan lodged with the
council early this year.
We asked the council for an
explanation and a spokesman said: “We have received revised details of the
access arrangements relating to the factory relocation application at Cilmedw.
“The applicants are now proposing a signal
controlled (traffic light) junction onto
the A5 rather than a junction with a right turn lane.
“We're carrying out a limited reconsultation exercise
this week and it is likely the application and the one for the foodstore will
be reported to Planning Committee on September 19th.”
The scheme to build a Sainsbury’s supermarket on
what is currently the Dobson & Crowther factory off the A5 at Berwyn Street
and relocate the factory to Cilmedw has caused a major controversy in the town,
with two rival groups set up to either support or oppose it.
In late June, the county
council said progress on the planning applications for a new foodstore and a replacement
factory for the Dobson and Crowther business in Llangollen has been delayed
pending resolution of highway issues in relation to the factory proposals at
Cilmedw.
It was anticipated that the
applications would be considered at Denbighshire's Planning Committee meeting
on July 18th, but Welsh Government Transport - the highway authority for the A5
trunk road - requested the Cilmedw application be held in abeyance until the
outstanding matters were resolved.
The multi-million
pound investment would see a 20,000 square foot supermarket and car park built
on Dobson & Crowther’s existing site by the town’s riverside.
The company also hopes to build a new 45,000 sq ft envelope manufacturing facility by the A5 at Cilmedw.
Sainsbury’s say the development would create 130 new jobs, some full-time and some part-time.
The company also hopes to build a new 45,000 sq ft envelope manufacturing facility by the A5 at Cilmedw.
Sainsbury’s say the development would create 130 new jobs, some full-time and some part-time.
While opponents
of the plan claim it would take trade away from local shops, supporters say it
would provide a vital jobs boost for the town.
Details of the revised
plan can be seen at http://planning.denbighshire.gov.uk/lg/GFPlanningSearchResults.page.
The planning reference number is 03/2012/0029
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