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Say No to Wetherspoons in St Martins Walk

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Alison Loftus
8 years ago

Unnecessary

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Rosemary Robinson
8 years ago

This will affect the trade of local pubs, other small businesses and encourage anti-social behaviour. No benefit to our lovely town at all.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Dorking needs regeneration but adding a Weatherspoons won’t help. Dorking councillors use your savvy, look at Reigate and how that is thriving.

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Bev hilling
8 years ago

This will cut down on shop choices in dorking and kill the centre

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Ronald Matrunola
8 years ago

There are enough shops closing without having them to close. To make way for a pub

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Sue Beckett
8 years ago

I think it is wrong to replace these much needed shops and cafe with a Wetherspoons. Also it could cause long established pubs to close down

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JeremyHarrison
8 years ago

We don't need this here and it will dislodge Beatitudes which serves the community...another pub won't!

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Brenda Nunn
8 years ago

Cheap boose-anti-social behaviour and criminality will follow. It will tear the heart out of Dorking!

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Definitely not! Will not be good for Dorking at all and will attract the wrong clientele. Dorking is a lovely market town with respectful residents.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

A combination of a football ground and cheap beer does nor bode well for the peace and tranquility of Dorking. Why don't they move into the smaller High Street pub that is sitting empty rather an ousting occupied shops.

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Christine Griffin
8 years ago

I think the proposed site for Wetherspoons is totally unsuitable due to the potential impact on local residents and businesses in Dorking. When the Malt Shovel was open at the edge of Meadowbank there were problems with some of the customers congregating in the recreation ground after closing time and disturbing local residents.

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Carol Rosier
8 years ago

Not suitable for Dorking. Will attract the wrong clientele.

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PATRICIA STANWAY
8 years ago

UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN FORESEE ENDLESS TROUBLE/NOISE/LITTER FOR RESIDENTS AND DRINKERS ALIKE IN THIS ENCLOSED AREA.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

I am very concerned about the proposed application to allow Weatherspoons into the St Martins Walk centre. We currently appreciate the shops that are there and do not want a further "pub" there which will create the wrong atmosphere in that area and could lead to an increase in crime as well as being noisy for the neighbours, etc.

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Jonathan Bilson
8 years ago

We have more than enough Resturants/bars

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Jane Creasey
8 years ago

Dorking needs shops not another pub especially one in St Martins Walk

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Sue Matthews
8 years ago

Why on earth would you want it all cafes and pubs will disappear they can't compete with weatherspoon prices

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Toby Wilson
8 years ago

Having a young family locally I believe the introduction of this into the heart of the town would only have a negative outcome. A lot of money has just been spent to make Meadowbank a child friendly place. Having a wetherspons on the parks doorstep can only encourage drinking to spill out into the park.

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jennifer godber
8 years ago

Small community focused businesses/ charities like beattitudes and Burgandy and Blacks have seen me through the last year on maternity leave. It would be such a shame to see them go and loose such valuable community resources.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

It’s a terrible idea, Dorking is an historic market town not a place for cheap naff drinkers