New Asda store ?breached its planning permission?

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A NEW Asda store has ?breached its planning permission? by not operating a pay-and-display system on its car park, council bosses said.

Concerns have been raised that Chorley Council is losing out on thousands of pounds in revenue on nearby car parks due to shoppers parking for free at the Bolton Street superstore, which opened on October 20.

An investigation has begun into the breach of planning, with the supermarket chain previously agreeing to match other nearby car park charges.

Asda has now been told to ?comply immediately?.

Councillor Peter Wilson, deputy leader of Chorley Council, said: ?They?ve got pay and display machines in place. We want them brought into use immediately as per the planning agreement.

?They have introduced automated number plate recognition to prevent people parking there for more than three hours, but it?s important to have consistency across the town centre car parks and Asda were aware of this.?

?They know that by not charging for parking, they are breaching their planning permission, we fully expect them to comply.?

One business owner said ?taxpayers were missing out?. who did not wish to be named, said: ?Asda agreed to this so why?s it not happened?

?Car parks such as Fleet Street and West Street are being hit so ultimately it?s council tax payers who are losing out.

?I find it hard to believe that a big firm such as Asda can operate in breach of planning regulations.?

An Asda spokesman said: ?We believe we have met the planning obligations imposed by Chorley Council and will continue to discuss any concerns they have.?

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11630760.New_Asda_store____breached_its_planning_permission___/?ref=rss

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FREE PARKING!! The good old days over....
Council gave Asda planning permission when they agreed to charge customers to pay for parking, don't you realise that nothing matters other than the Council need to make money from parking payments and fines.

[Meat-Head]

WTF. If I was anything to do with Walmart would have told them, we're not building in your town, and gone elsewhere, leaving several polish unemployed.

parking wants to be set at 5p/hour!

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It’s going to be cheaper online shopping saving money on petrol and parking how will council make money?

[Meat-Head]

Good point SJ. Think it stinks the council are concerned about loosing money, not the fact there now xx new jobs created, and the fact it's drawing people into town.

really is WRONG to charge parking, don't get charged for parking at Home - Meat-Head-Motors.co.uk

[Kalipo]

I've still not paid my parking ticket from December 2013! and come to think of it the one from january 2013 never got paid either..

Got a nice letter a few times.. binned it.. then for a letter of intent to go to court.. swiftly sent a letter telling them that their signage and rules break laws etc..

Never heard out since!

What im trying to say is, if the council didnt send you the letter but a private company did, theyre not so easily enforceable without going to court!

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I've still not paid my parking ticket from December 2013! and come to think of it the one from january 2013 never got paid either..

Got a nice letter a few times.. binned it.. then for a letter of intent to go to court.. swiftly sent a letter telling them that their signage and rules break laws etc..

Never heard out since!

What im trying to say is, if the council didnt send you the letter but a private company did, theyre not so easily enforceable without going to court!

Never thought you pay for anything accept food m8, few months back I got done by council when waking the dog with diarrhea shitting on every footpath fined 60 bucks not paid and told them not my shit why should I pay when not mine…

[Kalipo]

Never thought you pay for anything accept food m8, few months back I got done by council when waking the dog with diarrhea shitting on every footpath fined 60 bucks not paid and told them not my shit why should I pay when not mine…

Your dog?? in my country it is not allowed to do poo on outside also. massive fine! the feds ha up em!!

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Your dog?? in my country it is not allowed to do poo on outside also. massive fine! the feds ha up em!!

Not my dog found outside my house barking and been staying with me for months they will have to prove it first...I am only keeping under animal crualty!!!

[Meat-Head]

Well if your dawg or not, you fed it whatever to give it the shits.

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Time to write history books....

[GastonJ]

Well if you were a Malaysian you could feed and exercise the dog and then cook and eat the dog when the council come calling. No evidence left

As for councils charging for parking, why should I pay my council tax to build car parks and then pay to park in something I've paid for and own?

[Meat-Head]

Gaston mate you try asking your mp that