Kirkby Traders Association Closing Statement

Planning

Application

Reference:

Planning

08/00001/HYB.

Inspecto~ate

Reference:

AAP/V430S/V/OS/1203375.

Application for mixed stadium, and

by Tesco

Stores

used development convenience

leisure

uses

and

on land

retail

BV Norman

, on bem.alf of

Kirkby

February

Traders

2009.

Association.

Everton a new

stores,

designated

Statement

of Thomas

and

including

Kirkby.

Closing

Ltd

A.F.e. football

re s i d en'tLa L

Valley

Road,

L 1.0.

Introduction. This

closing

Association

However, items are this

which

have

of direct

At all

Public

Proof

also

during

this

Inquiry.

future

statement

enunciated

briefly, the

to the KTA

on their

of the Kirkby

Traders

of Evidence.

highlight,

arisen

concern

have

times

Reference the

(KTE)

it will

will

is i summary

statement

various

Public

in terms

Inquiry of the

sustainability

will

be focussed

by the Minister

evidential

of State

and aff~et

and

that

existence.

on the when

which

Terms

of

establishing

2.

2.0. Is there

a need

2.1. 30 years

of neglect,

-graded

the

to popular

Town

2.2.

with

Centre,

is hardly

sq.

necessary

ft.

Store

50 units.

All

Residents.

million

the

need

existing

sh~ps.

All

proposed

£400 million

proposed ambitions with

the

development of Tesco's Share

has

and been

Board

price/dividend

Centre

this

to meet

criterion

of this

coula

Traders. evolved

of Directors interests

with

ft.

and

Regrettably, the

its

of the

Store

refurbishment

investment,

and

housing

be achieved

to meet

it

a 200,000

Stadium,

together

is

Everton,for

sq.

of the

by Residents

Town

and

Centre

is a 50,000

present

be welcomed

Town

space

in the

of the

Centre

the

of all in the

of retail

located

fraction

Town

02 opened

seater

ft.

Contrary

bonhommie

Tesco

To meet

sq.

the Residents

that

MBC.,

a 50,000

down-

is an attractive

to the

a sign

has

Centre.

Recently.

By Knowsley

to build

and!

Town

Centre

is to regenerate

of 41,500

needs

magnitude?

or another,

due mainly

which

development

source

Town

Customers.

advance~

is not

Kirkby

their

The

reason,

one

of this

in Kirkby

to Shoppers,

decline.

the

from

opinion,

in terminal

this

a deve~opment

shop~premises

proposition Traders

for

at a would th~:-0

market

CEO

together

Shareholders.

3.

3.0.

Is the

3.1.

As

scale

discussed

is totally Knowsley Town

3.2.

At

the

-ment

development

in Section

2.0.

inappropriate MBC.,stated

Centre

of the

3.3.

of this

would

close Town

is such

not

be able,to

for

a long

Once

the

that

scale the

without

of the

needs

this

development

of 41,500

development

Residents.

Kirkby

be regenerated.

of the Public Centre

the

to meet

that

not

appropriate?

Inquiry

is not

certain.

it is obvious

meet- the

we all

Tesco

The

scale

that

regeration

of the

develop-

41,500 residents

that

return

know

on capital

would

invested

time.

development

has

been

completed,

the

regeneration

of

\

the

Town

Centre

by Tesco's never

3.4.

As

the

start,

representatives

start

of this

area,

2020

at the

Public

development

why

should

acres

of green-field

space

fauna

thriving

irreplaceable

around

or so,

or,

as postulated

Inquiry,

it may

at all.

scale

cachement

MAY

on this feature

the

Residents

to the

site. will

is geared

have

detriment

A charming

be lost

to meet

to Kirkby

Kirkby

to forfeit

of the and

the

flora

totally for

ever.

60 and

4.

4.0.

Are

there

this

4.1.

any

other

development

There

are

4.2.

current

There present

Town

would

development.

saved

money

than end

millions

on what

or disaggregated

that

could

is owned

not

their Tesco,

accommodated

refurbishing

the

territorial/profit and

of £s of Taxpayers

appears

this

in its

by Tesco.

Everton

form?

accommodate

However,

be comfortably

for Tesco

other

of accommodating

form

form.

which

To this

have

Shareholders

reason

Centre

considerations. MBC

it could

Centre,

is no valid

capable

in Kirkby

aggregated

form Town

sites

aggregated

sites

in its

disaggregated the

in its

no other

development

central

Knowsley and

to be a questionable

in

5. 5.0.

What

will

adjacent

be the

5.1.

The

shopping

affect

a major

will

food

detrimental ,

Town

the

with

will

Remove

the

destroyed to have

aggresive small

not

majority

..

created

of

from

and

this

of this

Country, a huge

The

prices,

into

major

special

offers

marketing

bankruptcy.

Kirkby

condition.

Within

nature

in any

close .. Tfuis statement

are

nurtured

on the

to accessibility and

the

shops

fringe

of land the

the

existing

covered

Community,

is supported

of small

of the

circulated

Community

that

can

spirit.

towns,

prices,

is

claim

This

by their

at cheap

ability

propaganda

and

a Community

as it is not

built

Council

local

is no Superstore

and

stores

to believe

will

it has

advertising

be immune

in the

stores.

low

businesses

of the

There

surprising

local

viability

fact.

hardly

due

small

in offering

of shops

by historical

5.2.

a Superstore

of a major .development

maj~rity

and

Wherever

on existing

drives

Centre

10 years

opens

advantages

eventually

vitality

be disastrous!

retailer

backed-up

on the

centre?

affect

~tetailers' and

impact

is

remit! like

Large

Kirkby,

an accommodating

Councillors in support

and

Officers

of their

development.

5.3.

In terms (on match isolated

of traffic days) on what

will

congestion ensure

is the

alone,

that

busiest

both

Kirkby shopping

Tesco

Town day

and

Everton

Centre

will

of the

week.

be

6.

6.0.

Is the

6.1.

It is only the

site

local

which! has

accesible

immediately 'bus

mile

been

to all

service

distant

made

means

of transport?

accessible

to cars

terminates

in the

from

the

of a proposed

proposed

walkway

(including current

taxis).

Town

Centre,

development.

from

the

Much

current

Town

,'1101

Centre

to the

under

scrutiny.

the

site

and

proposed

then

development,

but

Pedestrians

would

return

3-4

with

thisAdoes

have

to walk!

shopping

bags

stack

up

mile

to

full

of goods.

It is impractable.

6.2.

Pensioners, cannot

the

afford

Disabled,

taxi

fares,

facility.

This

10-15,000

in Kirkby

any

consideration

solely

on the

group

motor

hard

luck.

will

also

be forced

can

walk,

without

would

be unable

of peoble

and

their

car,

and

As small

has

Tesco's if you

shops

to close,

will

totals

plight

whatsoever.

then

people

those

the

disappear.

fall

on the "local"

cars

and

to use

in the not

the

region

been

strategy

who

proposed of

given is based

outside

that

perimeter shop

those

category,

of Kirkby

to which

most

7.

7.0. What

employment

result

of this

7.1. Briefly, KTA

and

have

proved,

of 400/!g~~

in their

will lost

large

development

a justification shop

7.2. Current

The

wages

proposed nothing

the

and

with

Carpentry, co-mment.

local The

the

that

the

a minimum

of this

wherever figures

rising

there

are

is a

produced

as

in reality,

development

always

Town

Centre

shops

Town

Centre

thus

boosting

Customer

their

Town

result

colleges

their

management.

of worthwhile Brick-Laying,

that

subject

in which Staff, When

Plastering

they

jobs.

There are

is

cooperatitig'

of further

TescID will

challenged

etc.,

Tesco

from_,this

concerned

apprenticeships,

part

trade.

and

a "promise".

boast

on the

education

resulting

that,

spend

within~the

of turnover

benefits

Tesco's

for

wages

Centre

is simply

only

training

creation

states

whereas,

by the

which

to be a myth.

possibility

creation

spend

to substantiate

i8 in-house

jobs,

Kirkby

of educational

education.

the

development,

the

will

development

closely

Store

job

of the

depriving

promise

of Evidence,

about

within

employees thus

as a direct·

loss.

employees

Tesco's

arise

of Evidence,

Historically,

the

brought

job

of their

store

Proof

with

jobs.

for

closures

in a net

7.3.

result,

to 800-1,000 retail

will

2,000 additional

promised

5.8., of the Proof

Section

benefits

development?

Tesco

have

education

such Tesco

only

be involved with

to support as Plumbing, refused

to

8. 8.0.

Development

8.1.

The

global

immediate

time-frame.

banking future

collapse of such

has

cast

a shadow

over

developments

as that

the

proposed

by Tesco.

8.2.

It was had

recently

reduced

2009~2010 highly

3-4

their

years.

in the

capital

that

would

Tesco,

commence

National

expenditure

to £4 billion.

unlikely

permission,

reported

Under

that

programme

for

these

should site

Press

they

Tesco

circumstances receive

preparation

for,

it is

planning say,

9.

9.0.

Conclusions.

9.1.

The

AiJPlanning

regeNeration

of Kirkby

assiduously,

been

to gather

9.2.

The

and

F.C.

result

worthwhile exhausted for

the

The

Kirkby

Centre, whom any

we all

Social

Clubs,

a vital

feet

towards is all

"

effort

the

creatin~ about

needs

power of

occasions,

to place

of Kirkby

Residents.

highlighted

this

the

desire,

Stadium

As there

available,

these

Kirkby

Residents

ably

built

will

are

several

should with

contribution

love

and

around

supported

a Library

supports and

at the

hascbeen

in life,

know

:

be thoroughly a problem

years.

Community

of these

has,

ignored.

of Everton.

goal

make

and

on several

saddling

150

step

to sanction

alternatives

next

a common

by it are

have

refusal

before

myth

the

in a failed

is the motivator,

Club

demise

MBC

retailer,

sought,

headlines

in the

do with

This

Centre.

is another

affec.ted

that

at~to

it.

No.l

of their

nothing

by Knowsley

power

have

press

inferring

9.4.

world's

directly

Garish

for

When

future

Town

Application

greed.

Everton

has

aired

support

as the

those

the

I

Planning

Tesco

9.3.

Application

and

as Kirkby,

active

course will

who

by an adequate

to their

in due

people

Churches

have Shopping

all

well-being. the

Remove

"building",

collapse

with

of

which

dis&stFous

consequences.

9.5. The

voice

commercial and

THIS

of logi~ interests

power-creating

PLANNING

and

sense

who

are

benefits

APPLICATION

must

prevail

only

interested

of such

MUST

over

the

in the

a development.

BE REFUSED.

clamour

of

financial