Sainsbury’s planning application
I’m rather enthusiastic about Sainsbury’s new planning application in Dudbridge. I’m less than wild about the extension itself, but it’s nice that they have given thought to where to put the old arches, complete with clothiers’ marks and dating from 1646. The proposal for hydroelectric power, courtesy of the Nailsworth Stream, is really exciting. Their claim that the power from the stream is enough for 17 houses is slightly misleading; it’s actually meant to be enough to keep the lights on in one supermarket…. But commendable, nonetheless.
The planning application also involved Conservation Area Consent, as the store is within the Industrial Heritage Conservation Area. The cycle track - once a three-cornered railway connecting Stroud, Nailsworth and Stonehouse - runs close by and Kimmins Mill (now storing historic industrial artefacts) is within Sainsbury’s boundary.
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