Quickie on Kidderminster Tesco

Don's comment on the WFA has prompted me to take a slightly more detailed look at the planning for the Tesco site in Kidderminster.

Now if you take a look at its location you'd say it was on Corporation Street and you'd be right... sort of. Do a search for that location on the Planning site and you'll find nothing, nada, zip, zero. Take it out and try applicant "Tesco" in the Parish of "Town of Kidderminster" - nothing. Silly me it should be "Kidderminster Foreign" oh wait that produces nothing either. So applicant "Tesco" Locality "Kidderminster" - 23 results; go figure.

Scroll down and the first one you'll hit is WF/1043/00 "Land bounded by Ringway Pitts Lane,Exchange St,Corporation St,New Rd,Castle Rd,Staff's & Worc's Canal, Kidderminster. " Why didn't it show on my first search - Corporation Street isn't the first line of the address. Brilliant.

"Erection of Class A1 foodstore and petrol filling station and associated car parking, access, landscaping and engineering works, including realignment of the River Stour"

That's our puppy, any more? Okay ignoring the several 'permission to demolish' we've got two for the 'foodstore' WF/1043/00 - 30/11/2000; and WF/0663/99 - 20/08/1999, wait a second

"Alteration/modification of condition 1(b) of Planning Permission WF.450/96 to extend period for submission of reserved matters to 5 years"

Where the hell's Wf.450/96? "WF.450/96", no results; "WF/450/96", no results; "WF/0450/96", ah there you are. Why didn't you show you up on the main search - because you're missing the magic term "Kidderminster". Dated 28 June 1996 this is the Outline. Looks like they dropped the Bus Interchange from the full plans.

The joy is I can't see any of these plans at this moment as they're not on-line. Neither can I see the minutes of the Planning and Development Committee for the same reason. That seems to only have started from 2006 and 2004 respectively. So if I want to take a gander at them I need to head on over to Duke House. Their opening times? Well here's the Wyre Forest District Council site you tell me. No that's cruel of me it's not there you'll find it on the Worcestershire Hub site instead (thank google).

Monday-Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm

Beautiful, just beautiful.