7:14am Wednesday 5th November 2008
By Echo Reporter
Campaigners fighting plans for a giant Tesco site in Hampshire are celebrating today after the scheme was ditched.
The deveoloper of Andover Airfield developer Goodman has announced that it has terminated its contract with the supermarket firm for the airfield site.
The ‘Megashed’ project, which would have brought in £120 million of investment and more than 1,000 jobs, was fiercely opposed.
Campaigners were anxious about the impact the huge building would have on its area and the increase in the number of lorries.
Another faction was in support – those particularly anxious to attract jobs in a time of looming recession.
A spokesman for Goodman said: "This decision further demonstrates Goodman's commitment to the routing agreement and restrictions which are considered necessary by Test Valley Borough Council to protect local roads.
"We are absolutely committed to delivering a high quality business park on our site and trust that the council will soon be able to grant a planning permission - a prerequisite to enable us to market the site and bring forward a development which has been waiting to happen for the last 20 years.
"Tesco, or any other prospective tenant that seeks to come to our site, will still have the opportunity to take up occupation if they are willing to comply with the planning conditions and legally binding section 106 agreement linked to a planning consent."
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