Giant new Tesco on Spital Hill / Saville Street.

[pberry 10]

In the interests of balance (difficult to love Tesco given their recent EOY profit announcement), have there been any other planning applications for this site or Spital Hill in general? If so, please post here.

 

If there aren't any other serious plans, then it's hard to see this not getting the go ahead. I'm reserving judgment for now...

[rubydazzler 11]

Did anyone else see the prog last night about Tesco and Sheringham? It turned out the CEO and some other employee had signed a 'secret' deal with Tesco that no other supermarket would be allowed to open there? This was with no apparent reference to the elected members!! An enquiry found no evidence of corruption though.

[Scammy 10]

Where abouts is Saville Street?

[neeeeeeeeeek 10]

Go along the wicker and under the arches towards meadowhall and those car garages on your right will soon be a giant Tesco.

[Scammy 10]

ah right ok cheers

[Nick 10]

Tescos Finance Director was on Radio Five this morning and when asked where they still had scope to expand in the UK he said that Sheffield and Birmingham where two cities where they were least dominant and that they would be building here.

[Eleke95 10]

How the heck are these corner shops expected to compete. there used to be FIVE greengrocers and as many newsagents in Hunters Bar. Thanks to the likes of Tesco, Safeway etc they all went out of business.

 

Understand your concerns - but the corner shops round here (pitsmoor) don't always stock what everyone wants, or they are way over the top price wise. At the end of the day, a supermarket round here, is very welcome and way overdue.

[Betty Boob 10]

i think its about time we had a supermarket in pitsmoor we have know about it for months take a look at burngreave messenger it tells you all about it and also shows sketches of what its going to look like

[Paulmat 10]

Hang on, does this mean they're going to destroy the entrance to the Spital Tunnel?

 

This would be a huge loss, its part of our heritage and probably the last reminder of where Sheffield's train station originally was.

 

Also lets face it, Tesco will move on after a while, but the tunnel will be lost forever. In a more enlightened future we may even have seen it re-opened.

 

B

 

The tunnel wont be affected, as it's up the hill. The new tesco's is on the island between the two roads that split as they go under the wicker.

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

That's just the ringroad, Tesco have not started yet.

 

I meant the total refurbishment of the old carpet shop etc including extending the front of the building out by about 20 feet.

[Betty Boob 10]

Hang on, does this mean they're going to destroy the entrance to the Spital Tunnel?

 

This would be a huge loss, its part of our heritage and probably the last reminder of where Sheffield's train station originally was.

 

Also lets face it, Tesco will move on after a while, but the tunnel will be lost forever. In a more enlightened future we may even have seen it re-opened.

 

B

 

do you know where vaux tyres is well it will be on that rd nowhere near the arches

[Betty Boob 10]

if you go on burngreave messengers web site u will see sketches of it and you will see exactly where its going to be