I’m not sure whether to laugh or hold my head in my hands.

You are going to oppose the Morrisons application on the grounds of the alcohol licence for “protection of children from harm”

Are you saying that somehow Morrisons opening a convenience store is going to increase the amount of booze being consumed in the streets of Forest Hill.

What utter nonsense.

You may not be happy that Morrisons is opening as “we simply don't need them here”. Maybe people would prefer a different type of shop. That’s fine, we are all entitled to our opinion, but to suggest fighting it on planning grounds is laughable.

And what makes people think that we don’t need a Morrisons? Sainsburys, or any other current store, has no right to be the only grocery store in the area and if Morrisons want to come and out-compete them then they are perfectly at liberty to do so within the current planning laws.

As my previous post on the matter suggested, if the application had been from Waitrose everyone would have thought this was great and indicative of an upcoming area.

The Waitrose effect on house prices