SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has been granted permission for its south Hereford store to allow its home shopping and delivery service to operate on a Sunday - despite strong opposition from Belmont Parish Council.
The store sought permission for dot.com operations - the home shopping and delivery service - to run on Sundays between 9am and 4.30pm.
Existing conditions specified that machinery could not be operated or vehicles could not be loaded in association with dot.com deliveries on a Sunday.
Temporary planning permission was granted last year after a new acoustic gate was installed onto Abbotsmead Road.
Planning officers advised that as the main store is already operational on a Sunday, they did not believe that there would be a significant increase in noise levels from the operation.
But they recommended the hours were kept the same as the main store opening hours. The central area planning sub-committee approved the plans subject to the amendment of the time and an advisory letter saying the situation would be monitored.
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