Should John Lewis planning permission be approved

wifeforlife

Yes Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been looking forward to John Lewis coming here for years, I read in the paper today they originally applied for planning in 2004, it's a shame and disgrace and to be honest bad publicity for our wee country.

I try and support local traders at all times, but let the competition remain open. Sprucefield is a perfect location, has good road links and is under used at present. I'm sick of politicians thinking everything has to be in Belfast to work and make money.

Do they take into account parking, ease of access and traffic considerations? If so sprucefield should be perfect on all accounts, compared to Belfast

Cate

sleepymy

Did anyone see Sammy on the news tonight being all smug with his 'oh the final say will be down to me', gez, talk about the big 'I am' :rolleyes:

ballyblack

Did anyone see Sammy on the news tonight being all smug with his 'oh the final say will be down to me',

Is it illegal to shoot him?

sleepymy

I'm not sure what the laws are on weasel hunting :whistle:

thriftyminx13

My only gripe is the traffic situation. it's already a nightmare at the minute around sprucefield, the m2 at peak times. I hope that its given some consideration. it is not easy or good. traffic jams are awful. i know i'm there twice a day!

suki1964

I personally dont care where its built, just build it

Theres not much I miss from London, but John Lewis and Waitrose are on the list.

Debenhams couldnt hold a candle to John Lewis

House of frasier - Need a loan to walk in the door

If everyone is so worried about competition, how comes they are letting Tescos build all over the place killing the small towns up here in the NW? Ballymoney is nearly shut, Portstewart and Portrush are dead and Ballycastle (new tesco opening next year) will be a ghost town in a blink of an eye

<<<doesnt shop in Tesco doing my best to support local shops

Deb19742004

Yip I agree, here here to John Lewis coming to NI. Love their stuff and its free delivery online! Give the consumer what they want!:T

Deb19742004

suki1964 wrote: »

I personally dont care where its built, just build it

Theres not much I miss from London, but John Lewis and Waitrose are on the list.

Debenhams couldnt hold a candle to John Lewis

House of frasier - Need a loan to walk in the door

If everyone is so worried about competition, how comes they are letting Tescos build all over the place killing the small towns up here in the NW? Ballymoney is nearly shut, Portstewart and Portrush are dead and Ballycastle (new tesco opening next year) will be a ghost town in a blink of an eye

<<<doesnt shop in Tesco doing my best to support local shops

Dont even go there bout Tesco lol!!! online codes!!!:rolleyes: enuff said!

craftyfox

we have moaned for years about the big shops not opening up over here and the troubles had a lot to do with that but now John Lewis want to open a shop and what do we do 'sorry Mr Lewis would you jump through these hoops for the next 5 odd years and we will then have another wee think about letting you open a shop as you might offend someone in newry or ballymena '

WISE UP !!!!!!

we as consumers need the variety that they will bring and the retailers needs a bit of healthy competition and we need the jobs :T

so do the right thing and get this complex up and running asap

thetope

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Intersting not a single person here so far is against it so it beggers belief why it was turned down originally and such a big hoo haa was made about it...

...because an awful lot of councillors are businessmen and they all stick together to protect their interests...

I can't see a valid reason at all for it not to go ahead, Debenhams and, more recently, House of Fraser could do with a bit of competition for the wedding list market