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Say No to Wetherspoons in St Martins Walk

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Anonymous
8 years ago

This development is out of scale for Dorking, will harm the business of the existing pubs/diners already in the town and will attract an undesirable clientele

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Christine Cantello
8 years ago

No to a Wetherspoons pub in St Martins Walk, no to closing the small businesses in order to exist, no to the detrimental effect on the atmosphere and loss of integrity this will bring to Dorking! No!!

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verahatley
8 years ago

Big Boys! Don't destroy the shops who have been there long before you thought of coming to Dorking.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

This pub will not be suitable for a quiet town like Dorking, I believe it will rip the heart out of our community with all day drinking, crime will inevitably rise as well as the smaller businesses which have been in Dorking for a long time losing their livelihoods, really object strongly to this, we do not want Weatherspoons, horrible pubs

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Claire Dawson
8 years ago

I object to businesses being shut when other empty premises are available for Wetherspoons.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Dorking ha snow need for a chance pub, especially one that would force the closure of independent businesses and threaten the existing public houses in town.

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Charlie Turner
8 years ago

The proposed location for the Wetherspoons is completely unacceptable. There will be problems of noise into the late hours, together with anti social behaviour. Dorking has no late evening police presence to sort out such problems

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Richard Hale
8 years ago

Enough pubs in Dorking with other vacant sites. I would expect problems with anti social behaviour having a large cheap pub & a football club with visiting crowds nearby.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Out of keeping with Dorking - and difficult to see justification in loss of local businesses

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Dorking does not need any more pubs and restaurants. Also object to current businesses being taken over to make room for it.

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Dave
8 years ago

Location and scale inappropriate for the Town

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Claire Kent
8 years ago

With such a huge pub based on cheap prices and the anti social behaviour that comes with cheap alcohol it would deter families taking their children to the Library.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

The fact Dorking council are even considering this shows what a bunch of numpties they are. Dorking has many pubs already, and do not need competition from a chain that is the home of underage drunken yobs after a cheap pint of Fosters. This would undoubtedly change for the worse.

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B harlton
8 years ago

i don’t want to see local businesses having to close. With the new stadium they will be see more footfall and will offer more original services which is what out town is all about

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Linda Friend
8 years ago

Why not let wetherspoons take over an empty high street pub? St Martin's Walk is not the right place for it and it will destroy the atmosphere at St Martin's Walk and put people off from shopping there as well as causing potential disturbances by noise for the May local residents.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Pubs in Dorking are finding it hard to keep trading as it is without unfair competition. The location is wrong & viable businesses would have to close to make way for it. Greedy landlords. It’s out of keeping with the rest of the town.

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Richard Osborne
8 years ago

Terrible idea for this location, it will destroy the heart of Dorking's shopping area.

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Sally Allen
8 years ago

I have not spoken to a single resident that thinks this is a good idea. It will attract football crowds for the new stadium. Residents would prefer a big shop site for a John Lewis / Debenhams not pub that will go bust because no one uses it. Whetherspoons promotes irresponsible drinking through cheap products.

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Sue Wood
8 years ago

Don’t want to see independent shops replaced by this chain.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Dorking needs shops not Wetherspoons. We have far to many eateries and pubs are closing down in the town as they are unable go gurn a profit