2 April 2006 - The City Council has rejected the second application by Tesco to build an Express store on the corner of Unthank Road and Trinity Street.
Town Close Councillor Chris Hull addressed the committee, stating that 90 per cent of the residents who had contacted him about the issue were opposed to the application. Tesco has since appealed against this decision. A Public Inquiry into the second application will be held in a few months' time. Tesco has also recently withdrawn its appeal on the first application, so the Public Inquiry planned for 9 to 12 May 2006 has been cancelled.
Green Party Candidate Janet Bearman, said: "We will inform residents as soon as we know the new Public Inquiry date. It made sense for the Council to reject the second application as it would have created the same problems the Council cited when rejecting the first application. These mainly related to the introduction of more delivery lorries onto a busy, narrow street."