SMBC recieved a small number of objections to a supermarket on Chadwick Street in comparison to the objections to one on Hibbert Lane.
I think this is, in part, due to stopping Asda being the primary focus. If that is over and a major supermarket wants Trinity then I still think many would object and perhaps start a new challenge. The original argument by many was that they don't want another supermarket
at all. Let's be honest wouldn't a 25,000sq tesco be a threat to local businesses as much as an Asda would have been? Won't traffic be awful in the centre of Marple? Won't Lyme Grove residents get people parking down there? How will school kids cross Trinity with lorries approaching.
I can't really see Trinity ever happening and don't know if the council ever intended it to be developed. People will still go out of Marple for their main shop and that is a shame. It would be good for an Aldi to go at Trinity as it isn't too big for the site and would be a good offering for those on a low income. Alternatively a small Asda...