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Published:
March 26, 2008
Plans
for £4m garden centre expansion near Burnham go on show
Plans
for a huge £4million expansion of a garden centre near Burnham-On-Sea
went on show to the public for the first time on Tuesday evening
(March 25th).
Burnham-On-Sea.com
broke the news earlier
this month that Sanders Garden World at Brent Knoll is hoping
to extend its premises by 35,000 square feet and introduce a new
roundabout on the A38 outside the store.
 Manager
Peter Burks said at Tuesday's unveiling of the plans, pictured
here, that the extension is also likely to generate up to 100
new jobs if it wins approval from council planners.
He
said that Wyevale Garden Centres - which took over the garden
centre last year - will be submitting the planning application
this Spring and that if the council gives the project a green
light in the autumn, that construction could start as soon as
November 2008 with completion expected in the summer of 2009.
Manager
Peter Burks told Burnham-On-Sea.com that he believes the extended
centre would have no impact on trade of Burnham shops. "I
really don't think it should make any difference to businesses
in Burnham at all. Our initial planning application limited the
number and type of products we could sell to reduce competition
with shops in Burnham, and we have no intention of changing this."
 "We
have a good working relationship with the Chamber of Trade and,
if anything, see the expansion helping to bring more people into
the Burnham area rather than fewer."
In
2005, under the garden centre’s previous ownership, planning
consent was given for an increase of the indoor space to 58,500
square feet and the external space to 150,000 square feet.
Wyevale’s
new proposals are to increase the size of the covered building
to 63,000 square feet and to leave the remainder of the outdoor
sales area in its existing state.
The
proposal also means the number of car parking spaces looks set
to rise from 369 spaces to 411 - although some customers at Tuesday's
exhibition said they thought this was too few.
Wyevale
has already held a number of pre-planning submission meetings
with Sedgemoor District Council.
Mr
Burks said Tuesday's unveiling of the detailed plans had drawn
"very positive feedback from customers and councillors."
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