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Residents in the affluent suburb of Old St Mellons in Cardiff are protesting against a planned Aldi supermarket, arguing that it does not fit with the area’s upmarket image. They express concerns about increased traffic and safety issues for school children. Councillor Michael Michael responded by jokingly suggesting that locals wouldn’t object if Waitrose or Fortnum & Mason were proposed instead. Despite objections, the council approved the plan, citing benefits like affordable food options and job creation.
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Story summary
Well-to-do residents in Old St Mellons, an affluent suburb of Cardiff in Wales, are protesting against plans for an Aldi supermarket to be built on a vacant car park near their homes. Locals argue that the budget supermarket chain does not fit with the "upmarket" character of the area and express concerns about traffic, noise pollution, and antisocial behavior. However, Councillor Michael Michael from the nearby ward of Trowbridge dismissed these objections by suggesting that if a more upscale store like Waitrose or Fortnum & Mason were proposed instead, residents wouldn't complain. The council's planning documents reveal plans to add trees and vegetation along with necessary infrastructure improvements but have faced significant opposition due to fears about changing the area’s quiet residential nature.
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Well-to-do residents of an affluent suburb are protesting after plans for an Aldi to be built in the area were approved.
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Aldi → protest → area
The budget supermarket chain is set to come to Wern Fawr in Old St Mellons, Cardiff, but locals say it is not in keeping with the 'upmarket' location.
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it → set → location
Planning documents say it will take over a vacant car park serving an office complex and plans to add trees and vegetation as well as sewage systems.
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it → say → trees
One objecting local told WalesOnline: 'Old St Mellons is an affluent suburb of Cardiff and should continue this way.
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Mellons → object → Cardiff
We should not be viewed as a development opportunity on a map, especially for an Aldi store.
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We → view → store
It is an established community with its own character, identity, and residential environment.
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It → establish → character
Repeated incremental development risks fundamentally changing that character.'
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development → risk → character
Another said: 'The creation of Aldi is of no real benefit in what is quite an upmarket area.
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what → say → benefit
The increased traffic this is going to generate will certainly make this unsafe to navigate and impact the ability of school children being able to walk home through this area.'
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children → go → area
But Councillor Michael Michael of the nearby ward Trowbridge, said the proposed supermarket would be a great addition to the community.
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supermarket → say → community
He joked: 'If there was a Waitrose or possibly a Fortnum & Mason we probably wouldn't get a complaint from the community council.'
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Well-to-do residents of an affluent suburb are protesting after plans for an Aldi to be built in the area were approved (pictured: proposed plans)
The budget supermarket chain is set to come to Wern Fawr in Old St Mellons, Cardiff, but locals say it is not in keeping with the 'upmarket' location
Other locals have raised concerns about overnight delivery, noise pollution, traffic, and the potential for antisocial behaviour.
The community council added: 'such an application will change the nature of the area which is a quiet residential district.'
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which → protest → area
The local Tesco which is the only supermarket serving the area, also objected to the plans, which it stated many find 'inadequate'.
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many → serve → plans
But the council agreed that the Aldi will provide more affordable food options to the area and provide more local jobs.
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Aldi → agree → jobs
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