{"id":1817,"date":"2011-10-26T16:42:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2011-10-26T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T16:42:13","slug":"chain-store-shown-the-door-vox-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/26\/chain-store-shown-the-door-vox-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Chain store shown the door \u2013 vox pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rumours continue to fly that Tesco is about to establish a local store in Pontcanna<\/h2>\n<p>However, a planning committee decision on 12 October, which refused the application to convert nearby garages into storage space, appears to have put pay to the chain\u2019s interest in the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Iona Gordon confirmed in the planning committee meeting that Tesco plc had been interested in renting the site on Cathedral Road, although the lack of storage space originally put them off.<\/p>\n<p>She also said she had received numerous letters from local residents claiming that independent businesses would suffer should the chain be allowed to occupy such a central location.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby shops are still anxious because the retail unit, which used to house Ballantyne\u2019s Wine Merchant, remains vacant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1885\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1885\" title=\"Proposed Tesco Site, Pontcanna\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1885\" title=\"Proposed Tesco Site, Pontcanna\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/NOLOGO_3_Tesco_Big_JG-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will this Pontcanna site soon be home to a Tesco One Stop store?<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumours continue to fly that Tesco is about to establish a local store in Pontcanna However, a planning committee decision on 12 October, which refused the application to convert nearby garages into storage space, appears to have put pay to the chain\u2019s interest in the site.\u00a0 Councillor Iona Gordon confirmed in the planning committee meeting that Tesco plc had been interested in renting the site on Cathedral Road, although the lack of storage space originally put them off. 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