1,000 new jobs to be created in new retail development at former oil depot site

“So they want to build a supermarket, petrol station, restaurant and drive-thru fast food outlet right next door to an existing...oh yes, a supermarket, petrol station, new restaurant and drive-thru fast food outlet!! What numpty at Gedling BC gave this new development planning permission given existing duplicate development next door??”

“As somebody who uses both the tesco on carlton and the local shops in Netherfield, i say 'bring it on'!! That Tesco is **** and i'll still get the same bits from the high street that i did before because it will still be closer. That site is a state at the moment with the unused oil towers, i don't have a problem with them building something new on it.”

“The supermarket giants prosper by economies of scale. They are simply more efficient than smaller retailers.

Therefore "1000 new jobs" in a highly efficient retail sector can only mean more than 1000 jobs lost from less efficient retailers.

There is no more money in the local economy. People continue to spend the same amount. They simply spend it somewhere else. And rather than profits remaining in the community, as it if were spent in locally owned shops it heads directly for the shareholders, and they don't live in Netherfield that's for sure.

This isn't good news. it's a disaster.”

“What's the betting that a statement comes assuring people that this development will not effect local shops....”

“Now if this was for a FACTORY making things to sell and giving people proper jobs there would be some sense. On the other hand, who would want to do a proper job anymore?”

“Now if it was for a factory making things to sell.......giving people proper jobs.”

“i can see the owners of the broadmarsh cringing. what the point of spending millions on it when people will use the out of town shopping with free parking.”

“This makes me so angry Netherfield already as a retail park and West Bridgeford , Clifton Radford Bulwell all have super stores and excellent choice of shops but what does Bilborugh Aspley Strelley and Broxtowe have just extremely expensive CO-OP and each area as a run down row of decaying and empty dirty shops . A big thank you to our MP Graham Allen and our local councillors Malcolm Wood and Marcia Watson who do absolutely nothing for these estates . I would like to throw down the gauntlet to the Evening Post and ask our MP and councillors exactly what it is they do for us after all I did have a mediocre response from Graham Allen but none from our councillors then they could relay their answers to me and everyone else on these estates . Rant over .”

“I would prefer manufacturing goods to sell not an other outlet for the Chinese goods made by cheap labour at the expense of our young unemployed. if the country is to get growth it as to have local wage earners not dole money to make the tax payer pay more.”

“You're absolutely right micky but its also about sustainability and the impact on "smaller" local businesses. If you dangle a carrot in front of shoppers in Netherfield, they will eat it.

I think small businesses in Netho, are under enough pressure from the likes of Morrisons Tesco's and B&Q already.”