“Tesco want to build this store in Welton not in Brough.
Humber Growers purchased two houses on 30/01/09 at a cost of over £350k so that they can gain better access to this site. No other thought has been given to the highways and proper access to the site. The Tesco store is to take up about 1/3rd of the Humber Grower site the rest of which may be used for further stores and/or residential accomodation.
Brough has expanded significantly in the last number of years much to the detriment of Elloughton, Brough and Welton with little thought given to the quality of life for existing residents or indeed new residents.
Much of the other land in Brough is currently designated as industrial land. You can check on the ERYC website to see what land is designated at http://gofer.eastriding.gov.uk/Forwardplanning/default.aspx.
The current plan appears to join Melton and Welton and Brough together via a huge industrial/housing metropolis.
ERYC have pledged to listen to the views of residents for the forward planning of this area so residents should make good use of this facility.
If Tesco's do get the go-ahead this will affect existing local businesses. There will be four Petrol Service Stations in an 8 mile radius! If we can't stop this development then we need to feel we have influence on what does arrive on our doorsteps!
Parish Councillors time to step up to the plate.”

“I'd rather have an Asda!”

“Yes, Brough probably does need another large store. It certainly needs a retail offer at the eastern end of the town. Morrisons is hopelessly over traded with a car park that is competely inadequate for most of the time. The real issue is, should it be Tesco? Tesco is a global organisation and a major British success story. Its very substantial profits make a major contribution to the Treasury in the form of corporation tax and its successful share price dividends make a huge contributionto the private sector pension fund pot. It also happens to be one of the most unpleasantly agressive companies in the world (try being a Tesco supplier and you will understand what I mean). If they are determined to build a store on the Humber Growers land it will take a lot to stop them. It is inconceivable they would have gone to the trouble and expense of putting on this roadshow if they were not already fairly sure where any planning application was going to go. It is already suggested they will pay for a Welton relief road as part of their investment. Such an offer would be very difficult for the ERYC councillors and CEO to turn down as we can be certain the council will never be able to raise the cash themselves.

But let's just look at the supposed 350 jobs Tesco say the store will provide. Is that 350 full time equivalent posts or just a head count of mostly part time posts, the majority of which will be of only a few hours per week in order to slip under the employers National Insurance threshold? Are these "350 new jobs" net of the jobs that will be shed at Morrisons and Sainsbury's, who will undoubtedly shed jobs as their trade levels decline? What of the current jobs at Humber Growers? Are those net losses to be accounted for in the 350 jobs? Any job figures should also take account of the fact that large numbers of the products sold in Tesco are sourced outside of England.

A good hard look should also be taken at the environmental impact of the new store. At present the Humber Growers horticultural activity provides significant drainage to the area of their estate through the soil base. The plants they grow there draw significant quantities of CO2 out of the atmosphere as part of the process of photosynthesis. They also consume relatively little energy relative to the area the occupy. The new store will be built on a big concrete sheet and any car park will also be solid. Unless Tesco are planning to instal a rainwater harvesting system all the rainwater will drain off in to the existing surface drainage system. Further, even if Tesco entirley equip the store with low energy LED lamps there will still be a net increase in electricity requirement compared to the present activity. On top of the energy requirement of the store will be the increased fuel consumption of cars travelling to the site.

Let me now comment on the suggestion that Brough is the new Bransholme. People get the livng area they themselves create. If the people of Brough chose to be unpleasantly agressive towards each other or if the majority tolerate a minority who wish to behave in that way then we should not be surprised if the town fails to meet the aspirations of those who originally lived here or who have recently moved here. With barely any police presence it is up to the residents to ensure the area maintains a high degree of social acceptability. But before we get to that point it must surely be important to point out that, whilst some people are determined to behave in a socially irresponsible way we will never reach that point. Who are these people? They are the ones who think it reasonable to dirve at more than the speed limit (many of them using a mobile phone while they do so). Then there are those who will drive up on a grass verge rather than wait before executing a turn, thereby leaving the grass verge as a muddy waste land. There are those who leave their dogs mess on the pavements and who drop cigarette ends on the st”

“CRASH!!!!!! Was that noise another £10,000 off the price off my house that I couldnt sell before this news broke?”

“I moved to Brough when it was a ncie place to live. That was before all those identical looking houses were built on top on each other and bought by people who couldnt afford to live anywhere else.
What we really need in Brough is a giant Netto's. a Frankie and Bennies, Lidl, another Poundshop, a jobcentreplus, and a methodone counter in the pharmacy. Then we will be just like Kingswood/Bransholme.”

“I have happily paid a premium to move out of Hull and live in Brough. It is fantastic as offers everthing we need but is still very quite and without poor people ruining the place. As for Tesco I wouldn't use it anyway so I guess it would make no difference to me though the extra traffic would probably be a pain. Given the choice I too would have suggested placing a supermarket on the land near the sandpiper pub junction. The roads are alread completed there and it would have far better access.”

“The Brough 8, Mozzas, Brough Fest, surly yet loveable post office staff, what is there not to love?”

“I was wondering where I could get some statistics of supermarket chain stores that are in Yorkshire. I am creating a campaign to retain the butcher, baker and greengrocer in local areas. I need help from any opposers.”

“Would someone build a new post office too .....cos I really don't like going to the one in brough ....go to Elloughton they are nice and less rude.”

“I agree wholeheartedly Mrs C, we love living here and have made some fantastic friends in the 8 years since we moved in. I think some people commenting are just plain rude! Certainly nothing like our lovely neighbours.”