Tesco Express

Last year, you may remember the campaign to stop Tesco Express on the corner of Sutherland Avenue and Maida Vale from obtaining a licence to sell alcohol. Despite Westminster Council refusing them a licence, it was eventually granted upon appeal by a court with a number of conditions attached (see here).

At the end of last year, Tesco applied once again for a variation to that licence, which watered down the conditions that were placed on it by the licensing court. This was rejected by Westminster Council's Licensing Committee back in January, who also noted (thanks to local residents) that Tesco appeared to be ignoring the conditions anyway.

Any sensible organisation would have gone away and started to adhere to the terms of the original licence that it had been issued. Not Tesco. Instead, it has now appealed against the Council's decision not to vary the licence. Consequently, an appeal is scheduled to be heard on 7 September at the City of London Magistrates' Court.

If you are a local resident and want to make representations, please do get in touch (maidavale@maidavaleconservatives.com). We will certainly be doing so.

Jan, Lee and Alastair