It's D-Day for Ashton Gate superstore

On Wednesday 21 July at 6pm councillors on Bristol South Planning Committee will meet to decide whether to approve the planning application for the Sainsbury’s giant store at Ashton Gate. If it goes ahead, they will then consider a second application for the existing smaller Sainsbury's at Ashton Vale to be demolished and 145 homes built on the site.

Since last week, Bristol Friends of the Earth has been co-ordinating the local campaign against Sainsburys and they urgently need your help to:

Turn up at College Green at 5.30pm Wed (30 mins before the meeting starts) for a 'WE LOVE NORTH ST SHOPS, NO to NEW SAINSBURY'S SUPERSTORE' group photo with local residents and North Street traders.

Support the local residents including George Ferguson and one of the North St shop owners who are giving 3 minute submissions against the planning application at the planning meeting by coming into the Council meeting and sitting in the gallery. The submissions come at the beginning of the meeting.

Even if the store is approved by the planning committee, it is not over. The application will have to be considered by the Secretary of State for Local Councils, Eric Pickles. He will take 21 days to consider whether to hold a public inquiry or not into the approval.