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387-name petition opposes plans for KFC in Laindon
8:00am Monday 3rd December 2012 in Local News By Melissa Hills
387-name petition opposes plans for KFC in Laindon
A PETITION with 387 signatures have been collected by campaigners fighting plans for a new KFC drive-through restaurant in Laindon.
The campaign has been led by Robert and Carol Taylor, of Bedford Road, went with fellow neighbour Samantha Marsh to the Basildon Council offices in St Martin’s Square to hand in the petition.
Residents are against the plans because it could lead to excess noise, traffic and extra litter in the area.
Developers Laindon Holdings had previously applied for a 24-hour fast food restaurant on the Laindon Hotel site, in High Road, earlier this year.
The plans were refused after a string of objections from residents earlier this year, but the developer is now proposing to limit opening times from 10.30am until midnight in a bid to get permission from Basildon Council.
Samantha Marsh, of Little Oxcroft, Laindon, said: “We are optimistic because we collected all the signatures in just a week- and-half. We hope it will get turned down by the council but if it goes to a meeting we will turn out and have our say.
“We are not opposed to a KFC in Laindon but we think it will be better in the town centre, especially when they are trying to regenerate the centre, it would be much better than this location.
“We feel like it has been a big step forward for us and we will continue to oppose this location for the restaurant.”
Nigel Smith, the leader of the Labour Party, and ward councillor John Scarola, went to the council with the campaigners on Wednesday. John Dornan, Conservative ward councillor for Laindon Park, has also spoken of his opposition to these plans and said the town centre would be a much better location.
Comments(6)
J_blond
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2:59pm Mon 3 Dec 12
Eric Whim wrote:Where is that exactly? I'm struggling to think of any other area along the high road that is as open for development! I know Toomey had a place but it's bugging me now where it was!
The most important thing for Laindon is the completion of the long running promised redevelopment of the shopping centre. This is what should be concentrated on rather than making Laindon Holdings even more money by developing the old Laindon Hotel site. Is Mr Toomey ever going to release the site of the first garage/petrol station in his ever increasing empire for development or is he going to allow nature to claim it back? Seems strange that all the land he's sold along that stretch of the High Road has been developed but not the old 'Dodge City' site.
Agree the first thing to be sorted out should be the Laindon Centre, but I'm guessing the developers are still holding out on that one.
TheWizzard
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5:07pm Mon 3 Dec 12
Eric Whim
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5:39pm Mon 3 Dec 12
J_blond wrote:It's the wild, overgrown bit that is to the rear of the new-ish Police Station
Eric Whim wrote:Where is that exactly? I'm struggling to think of any other area along the high road that is as open for development! I know Toomey had a place but it's bugging me now where it was!
The most important thing for Laindon is the completion of the long running promised redevelopment of the shopping centre. This is what should be concentrated on rather than making Laindon Holdings even more money by developing the old Laindon Hotel site. Is Mr Toomey ever going to release the site of the first garage/petrol station in his ever increasing empire for development or is he going to allow nature to claim it back? Seems strange that all the land he's sold along that stretch of the High Road has been developed but not the old 'Dodge City' site.
Agree the first thing to be sorted out should be the Laindon Centre, but I'm guessing the developers are still holding out on that one.
J_blond
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9:37am Tue 4 Dec 12
Eric Whim wrote:Oh of course! For some reason I always thought that was where the Laindon Hotel stood - but that was a little further along wasn't it.
J_blond wrote:It's the wild, overgrown bit that is to the rear of the new-ish Police StationEric Whim wrote: The most important thing for Laindon is the completion of the long running promised redevelopment of the shopping centre. This is what should be concentrated on rather than making Laindon Holdings even more money by developing the old Laindon Hotel site. Is Mr Toomey ever going to release the site of the first garage/petrol station in his ever increasing empire for development or is he going to allow nature to claim it back? Seems strange that all the land he's sold along that stretch of the High Road has been developed but not the old 'Dodge City' site.Where is that exactly? I'm struggling to think of any other area along the high road that is as open for development! I know Toomey had a place but it's bugging me now where it was! Agree the first thing to be sorted out should be the Laindon Centre, but I'm guessing the developers are still holding out on that one.
Strange really as I remember the Laindon Hotel - and the 'suspicious' fire that meant it had to be torn down...
Eric Whim
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11:23am Tue 4 Dec 12
J_blond wrote:the two suspicious arson attacks that led to the listed building having to be torn down as it had suddenly and coincidentally become an unsafe structure....
Eric Whim wrote:Oh of course! For some reason I always thought that was where the Laindon Hotel stood - but that was a little further along wasn't it.
J_blond wrote:It's the wild, overgrown bit that is to the rear of the new-ish Police StationEric Whim wrote: The most important thing for Laindon is the completion of the long running promised redevelopment of the shopping centre. This is what should be concentrated on rather than making Laindon Holdings even more money by developing the old Laindon Hotel site. Is Mr Toomey ever going to release the site of the first garage/petrol station in his ever increasing empire for development or is he going to allow nature to claim it back? Seems strange that all the land he's sold along that stretch of the High Road has been developed but not the old 'Dodge City' site.Where is that exactly? I'm struggling to think of any other area along the high road that is as open for development! I know Toomey had a place but it's bugging me now where it was! Agree the first thing to be sorted out should be the Laindon Centre, but I'm guessing the developers are still holding out on that one.
Strange really as I remember the Laindon Hotel - and the 'suspicious' fire that meant it had to be torn down...
The Laindon Hotel site is also to the rear of the Police Station and is 'wrapped around' by the site of 'Dodge City', I think the access road to the rear of the old showroom where all the smashed up intacab taxis were stored in the old workshop is still just about visible - it also divided the 'used car lot' area from the main site
Eric Whim says...
8:44am Mon 3 Dec 12
This is what should be concentrated on rather than making Laindon Holdings even more money by developing the old Laindon Hotel site.
Is Mr Toomey ever going to release the site of the first garage/petrol station in his ever increasing empire for development or is he going to allow nature to claim it back?
Seems strange that all the land he's sold along that stretch of the High Road has been developed but not the old 'Dodge City' site.