York urged to comment on B&Q conversion to Tesco supermarket

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Plans to convert part of a York B&Q into a Tesco supermarket with a café have been lodged with York Council.

Plans to divide the Hull Road B&Q and convert the eastern third into a Tesco supermarket have been lodged with York Council. Legal and General are the agents for the application. The supermarket, which would feature a café, is expected to create up to 150 jobs.

The application stated that B&Q was looking to downsize its larger stores in response to a rise in online shopping and demand for smaller sites. Residents on the east side of York currently have limited choice of large supermarkets, with the Hull Road Co-op the closest to the site.

Labour Hull Road ward councillor Anna Baxter said it was important to hear from those living nearby. Liberal Democrat campaigner Alex Smith said the new supermarket could bring more choice but said the potential impact on roads and nearby homes needed to be carefully scrutinised. This follows previous plans for a supermarket at the site that fell through. Plans for a Sainsbury's were approved in 2016 but did not go ahead.

How it is being reported

• People urged to have their say on new supermarket and York B&Q transformationPeople are being urged to share their views about proposals for a new supermarket in York.The Press (York) · 18 Oct, 05:00
• People urged to have their say on new supermarket and York B&Q transformationPeople are being urged to share their views about proposals for a new supermarket in York.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 18 Oct, 05:00

In this story: York Council · Legal and General · Tesco · B&Q · Co-op · Anna Baxter · Alex Smith · York

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