Gateway building will be far from iconic

How disappointing. Though the WDC planning committee claims to have been “caught between a rock and a hard place” and overwhelmingly against having a Morrisons store on the ugly Ford Foundry site, they were nevertheless moved to approve plans for one.

So, on one of the key gateway routes into Royal Leamington Spa - a name alone that hints at something ‘special’ - we will have a tastefully landscaped supermarket (together with some other development ‘sweeteners’) rather than an iconic development that would speak volumes about the town’s ability to blend its historical past with progressive architecture.

We do have the Tachbrook Park Drive gurdwara of course - visible for miles - an example of our Sikh community’s vision, determination and patience. - Andy Sylvester, via email.

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