HOPES are high that a fresh round of consultation over BordonÕs planned Tesco store will begin later this month after weeks of delay.
The supermarket chain submitted detailed plans last month, but planners are seeking extra information from Tesco before the full planning application is registered and goes out to public consultation.
East Hampshire District CouncilÕs planning manager Ian Ellis told The Herald: ÒThere are a number of issues that need to be put right before it can be registered.Ó
Only after the full detailed planning application is scrutinised and approved by the district council can construction work begin on the Bordon Motors site on the High Street.
Details of the plans, and whether there are any changes since outline planning permission was granted, will not be publicly available until the application has been registered.
This latest period of waiting follows a long line of delays since Tesco launched its second attempt to build a store in the town.
Last October outline planning permission for the store was granted by the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Stephen Byers.
It was granted after a lengthy wait, and a planning inquiry, because the application was against adopted planning policy.
Tesco hopes that the detailed planning application will be assessed and approved within a few months, allowing construction work to begin later this year.
The outline plans were for a 2,599 square metre store with parking for up to 199 vehicles.
It will open seven days a week and will provide a range of goods, but will not have dry cleaning facilities, a post office or an in-house pharmacy.
Tesco spokeswoman Katherine Edwards said: ÒThe plan, which is dealing with the reserved matters from when outline permission was granted, is broadly in line with the secretary of stateÕs recommendations.
ÒWe would hope that this would be dealt with in the next few months.Ó