PLANS to demolish Tesco on the Vevay Road in Bray and rebuild a store twice the size of the existing one, which would have closed for six months, have been knocked back by Bray Town Council.
Residents at Charnwood and Ard Bré, as well as a small apartment building near the supermarket, have expressed relief at the refusal of the development, which they said was too big and would have caused huge problems with traffic in an already congested area.
The application was refused on the grounds that the initial planning was given for a neighbourhood shopping centre, that the size would be overbearing and obtrusive and that there were no details in the application regarding flood impact.
A representative of Tesco Ireland’s corporate affairs department had claimed several months ago that rumours that the store would close for six months for refurbishment were unfounded.
Wicklow People
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