DIY giant B&Q has confirmed it intends to appeal after its bid to build a huge store at a harbour was thrown out.
More than 400 people packed a special council planning meeting to hear councillors reject the proposals for Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne.
The decision followed a raft of concerns from harbour home-owners including round-the-clock noise and disruption and a possible drop in the value of their houses.
Borough councillors backed their concerns about the bid to build a 90,000sqft warehouse, garden centre and builders' yard at the site.
Opponents of the scheme today urged the council to give "watertight" reasons for their refusal to make sure the B&Q appeal cannot succeed.
Clive Gross, of the Eastbourne Green Party, said: "It is vital that the council submit absolutely watertight reasons for rejecting the scheme - of which there are many - in order to ensure any appeal made by B&Q fails."
The application was opposed by politicians from across the political divide, including Eastbourne Tory MP Nigel Waterson and Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman Stephen Lloyd.
Friday, October 21, 2005
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