Tesco have exhibited plans for a supermarket on the site of the Esso garage in The Street. They beat Waitrose to the site and it seemed most people were in favour of a Waitrose shop. Is it that we don't want a supermarket, or we don't want Tescos? The purchase is now a 'done deal' so there's no use bemoaning the loss of Waitrose, but do we want a supermarket in Ashtead or not? Will it encourage trade in The Street like in Craddocks Parade? Will the APMH suffer through lack of parking? Will the Woodfield Road junction become a nightmare? Comments please.

A Questionnaire is now available to complete on the Residents' web site www.ashteadresidents.org.uk. Let us have your views to help us to represent local opinion and to consider what representations to make to MVDC.