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Originally Posted by garinda
If planning consent is given for Whitebirk to sell goods they currently can't, it will be the death knell for retailing in Accrington.
Ten years ago there were five shops/stores were you could buy electrical goods in Accrington, four independents and one multiple, now there are none.
I know the country around Bluewater quite well. What were once thriving towns, in affluent areas, are now deserted, with tumbleweed blowing past the ubiquitous hairdressers, take aways, and estate agents, where once there was an array of independent businesses, servicing the communities many and varied needs.
If Whitebirk does get the go ahead to sell things other than white goods, just watch the gradual exodus, as stores like M & S, Burton's, Argos etc. relocate there, and the smaller independent shops we currently have, disappear altogether.
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After sleeping on it (and sobering up
), I've changed my mind on this one and voted against. Still think there's some scope for quirky, specialist shops in the Warner Street/Arcade area, but not as a substitute for the major stores.
In particular, Gary's worrying description of what Accy could be like in a few years time has caused my 180o turn. Sorry, Gayle, I would've liked to agree with you just for once, but I can't.