On the Cyngor Sir Ddinbych/Denbighshire County Council website yesterday was news that Tesco’s will be going ahead with a new store in Prestatyn. This follows the Cynulliad/Assembly’s backing of the county council’s long running compulsory purchase order for Prestatyn High Street, to allow a new Tesco store to be built. Those involved have awaited a decision since March.
This further strengthens Tesco’s position in the region. Tesco already has stores in Caergybi/Holyhead, Caernarfon, Bangor, Cyffordd Llandudno Junction, Abergele, Rhuthun, Y Fflint (small), Yr Wyddgrug/Mold, Brychdan/Broughton & Wrecsam.
Tesco won permission in April for a 25,000-30,000 sq ft store in Trefynnon/Holywell. All this just about covers the ark of urban population west-east along the coast, through Deeside and to Wrecsam.
In many ways, Rhuthun’s is the odd one out, as it’s in a deeply rural area.
On Prestatyn, Denbighshire said, “The Assembly’s backing [for] the scheme brings the long-running saga to a close, and gives the town an early Christmas present by enabling the regeneration of the lower High Street to begin.”
The two hectare site to the east of the High Street already has planning permission for a Tesco food store and filling station, and the development “will bring much needed new business into the area.”
The compulsory purchase order process was agreed by the county
council in November 2002 and involved a long-running dispute over whether Tesco’s or Somerfield’s plans would be best for the town, Somerfield owning the adjacent site.
In an interesting publicity exercise, earlier this year Tesco made available some of the land it owns in Prestatyn for free parking.
This further strengthens Tesco’s position in the region. Tesco already has stores in Caergybi/Holyhead, Caernarfon, Bangor, Cyffordd Llandudno Junction, Abergele, Rhuthun, Y Fflint (small), Yr Wyddgrug/Mold, Brychdan/Broughton & Wrecsam.
Tesco won permission in April for a 25,000-30,000 sq ft store in Trefynnon/Holywell. All this just about covers the ark of urban population west-east along the coast, through Deeside and to Wrecsam.
In many ways, Rhuthun’s is the odd one out, as it’s in a deeply rural area.
On Prestatyn, Denbighshire said, “The Assembly’s backing [for] the scheme brings the long-running saga to a close, and gives the town an early Christmas present by enabling the regeneration of the lower High Street to begin.”The two hectare site to the east of the High Street already has planning permission for a Tesco food store and filling station, and the development “will bring much needed new business into the area.”
The compulsory purchase order process was agreed by the county
council in November 2002 and involved a long-running dispute over whether Tesco’s or Somerfield’s plans would be best for the town, Somerfield owning the adjacent site.In an interesting publicity exercise, earlier this year Tesco made available some of the land it owns in Prestatyn for free parking.
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