Following the Tesco’s debacle, which followed the Sedgemoor Splash debacle, everyone is now working together for a third time lucky option for Bridgwater’s key Northgate site. The next chance for major public input into what happens next will come mid May with a series of meetings and decisions.
The Story so far
In 2009 , despite being faced by a wave of popular opposition, Sedgemoor District Council decided to demolish the popular swimming pool, the Sedgemoor Splash, in order to pave the way for a major retail led development. The site was flattened in anticipation. And stayed that way ever since,
In 2014 the ‘major retail option’ (unsurprisingly Tesco) decided it wasn’t coming after all and instead sent a big pile of money as compensation.
After the 2015 elections saw Labour Bridgwater and Tory Sedgemoor agreed to work together to find a ‘leisure led’ solution to the site, which had been sought all along by Bridgwater Town Council and by poll after poll of Bridgwater people. Continue reading “Northgate Back on the Agenda”