Re: Waitrose rumour
Posted: Thu 27 Feb, 2014 11:20 am
Err, I already did that joke
Talk about Hertford
https://www.hertford.net/discussion/
Well the police station site was available for a long time, so maybe not that long-standing, planning issues aside.Waitrose director of development, Nigel Keen, said: "It's no secret that we have had a long-standing aspiration to have a new store in the area."
I think Zog managed to sell it [to Barratt Homes, with planning permission] within a few months of it going back on the market after they pulled out of the arrangement with the Police Authority.jackanapes wrote:Well the police station site was available for a long time ...Waitrose director of development, Nigel Keen, said: "It's no secret that we have had a long-standing aspiration to have a new store in the area."
Yes it was the several month pre Barratt phase to which I referred, besides I'm not sure Zog actually ever "owned" the site.I think Zog managed to sell it [to Barratt Homes, with planning permission] within a few months of it going back on the market after they pulled out of the arrangement with the Police Authority.
This question has been asked before on this thread so please forgive the repeat, or forgive if I have missed something but:Darcy Sarto wrote:This works for me as long as:
a) we get a replacment store of some value at the existing site (not Waitrose' problem).
b) The Section 106 agreement inlcudes provison for a regular Waitrose/Van Hage free "community bus" service from the town centre out to Amwell.
This would actually work the other way round too as you could, effectively, park and ride from Amwell assuming the parking was free/cheap to avoid parking charges in Hertford - this would be a test for Waitrose' "commitment to local communities"...
I don't understand. Why utterly insane?codek2 wrote:sadly yes footfruit - the manager has said so.
even though that is utterly insane!