M&S’s architects had some displays in the lobby of the Holmbush centre on Friday evening and during the day Saturday to get the thoughts of local people on their plans to extend the existing building and to improve the internal layout.
As I am on the planning committee, and because I received a written invitation, I took a trip along there and I must say the plans look very interesting. We must wait, now, and see how the application that is finally submitted responds to the public’s comments.
My thoughts focussed on accessibility for pedestrians but it appears M&S have some draconian ideas about how to free up parking spaces currently used by employees of M&S. I shall be attempting to help M&S employees not to be forced into parking in surrounding areas or, worse, into using public transport which is woeful in Shoreham.
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#1 by robert higham on February 28th, 2008 - 6:53 pm
There are no dedicated staff parking places apart from those for the management, the staff have to take their chance with the customers. However, since the majority of the staff are in the shop before it opens there will be little or no effect on us. Customers will suffer as they did when Tescos was enlarged, at busy times like Christmas there we queues as far as the roundabout on Old Shoreham Road. Such queues will become commenplace.