Tesco Planning Oakham Town Council Consultation

Tesco Planning Oakham Town Council Consultation


Oakham Town Council held a public consultation, I use the word loosely as from my observations it appeared more like an anti Tesco Rally.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to read comment slips left by the public

For some reason the public were asked to circle a age group.


Age 18-30: 3 comments received


Age 31-45: 4 comments received


Age 46-60: 17 comments received


Age 60 +: 52 comments received


No age declared: 35 comments received.


This evening I have to decide how vote for against the proposed Tesco Expansion. Based on the mass of documents Tesco has provided and comments received and my own view.


Here are some of the extract from some of the public comments:



1. Oakham is doomed!


2. What about the ghost Oakham could become?


3. If Tesco get their way what is proposed to make our roads safer around the store. More bumps, speed cameras, 20mph? The South Street junction is already a danger to slow moving people as it has blind bend near the corner.


4. The architectural equivalent of Japanese Knotweed (Tesco Vulgaris) will grow
will grow and strangle local delicate flora and fauna


5. Will the tourists who come to Oakham to see an intact, thriving market town with local produce and shops still come to see our shiny new supermarket, covered with broken trolleys and enormous car park full of litter? Do they really want to find out only when it’s too late to do anything about it.


6. It’s not good enough to stand by whilst a massive fait accompi is dropped like
an elephant turd onto our heads

(Surely Hippo turds are topical in Oakham? ed.)

7. My Concerns are not just middle aged Daily Mail reader hysterics,

8. I have no doubt this not an exercise by Rutland County Council in consulting local opinion without doubt the situation has been agreed well in advance

(No it was a PR event organised by Oakham Town Council after previous bad handling of the untidy mess that is Jinky’s Bar)

9. Local Business must be protected!

10. Please no more Tesco

11. I object

12. as long as they sell clothes I’m happy!

13. The proposed store is too small

14. No mater what incentives Tesco offer its not worth it. I live in the town centre I am 65

15. Bigger

16. NO NO NO

17. Chaos!

18. A.S.A.P please Be good for Oakham

19. Should be welcome

20. I object to the plans lock stock and barrel.

21. The in souciance with wich the Tesco Hegmonists propose to destroy our living spce with nary a thought for our well being is idiotic, unnecessary and typical of the working of a society driven by greed I wish to lodge my objection.

22. We do not want an enormous, architecturally grotesque temple of Mammon in it’s heart because it will at some point kill the town.

23. People won’t be able to show their daughters the stars because of the halogen glow.

24. We don’t need Tesco to take over the town.

25. Just leave it as it si why have bye pass to bring more Torries in town.

26. The death of independent retailers!

27. Where is england going! Stop Now + Think!!

28. Move the whole Tesco site to the by pass and include a petrol station. Develop the present site into an open Air (Semi Closed) exhibiton site and green area.

29. Tesco is greedy

30. We do not need an enlarged Tesco

31. Are you serious about wanting our comments?

32. Definetly No to more Tesco!

33. Are these Comments just to appease conscience? A town centre dweller of 30 years.

34. We should say “No”

35. Monstrosity!

36. OK, but a Café is not needed!

37. Tesco will not be Happy until they dominate Oakham.

38. I don’t like Tesco they are taking over the world.

39. I think a Big ASDA where Co-op would be better, I have lived here my whole life! Aged 18

40. Do not spoil Penn Street.

41. I am very angry Do the right thing please!!

42. A monopoly

43. Traffic

44. Oakham needs variety and competition council are to weak to come with any original ideas

45. We invited a cuckoo into the nest when we accepted Tesco, Roll over Oakham and die!!


This evening I will vote to keep the Bungalow in Penn Street. Tesco expansion plans ??