Sainsburys development in Stokey - Have your say

There have already been two public meetings regarding the proposed developement of a new Sainsbury's in Stoke Newington (Friday and Saturday 1st/2ndJuly).  Emotions were running high at the Abney hall meetings, where the plans for the development were on show.
The next  public meeting is arranged for 13th July at St Marys Church Community Centre Defoe Rd at 7pm.
There isn't much time to act against this proposal, so it is vital that any objections are made as soon as possible.


To find out more and where to make your objections please see below:

Taken from the new Stokey Local Website in light of the proposed Sainsburys developement in Stoke Newington:

Stokey Local

A Community Response to a New Supermarket in the Heart of Stoke Newington

In the middle of June it was announced that a development is being planned for Wilmer Place, just beside Abney Park Cemetery on the corner of Church Street and the High Street – right in the heart of Stoke Newington.
The proposed development comprises a large supermarket and 50 homes and has significant implications for the diversity of the local economy, employment, transport & traffic, noise and safety and local heritage.
It also comes as an addition to a raft of existing supermarkets in the area, including the Sainsbury’s Local and Tesco Metro on the High Street, the Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s on Stamford Hill (both of which are similar in size to the proposed Sainsbury’s), as well as a Tesco Metro and large Sainsbury’s down towards Dalston.
In short the area is already well stocked with supermarkets, but more importantly there is also a large number of small, independent shops which have to compete against these existing supermarkets in a very challenging economic climate.

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Here is a link to an article in the Gazette about it: http://tinyurl.com/5vkjuea

If you are opposed to the idea, you can sign an online petition here
http://www.ourcampaign.org.uk/KeepitStokey

There is also a new google group for people interested in this scheme. Whether you agree with the development or not, it would be great if you could join as it's important that as many people as possible have their voices heard  http://groups.google.com/group/stokeylocal . There is also a website http://stokeylocal.org.uk (extract above) facebook group https://www.facebook.com/StokeyLocal and a new twitter account http://twitter.com/#!/stokeylocal

You can also post comments here as it will be interesting to find out what residents in the LARA area think about the proposal and how we can best support these opinions as your local resident's association.