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| Enid Jones' Aberystwyth home set for compulsory purchase | Enid Jones' Aberystwyth home set for compulsory purchase |
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| A woman could be forced out of her home to make way for two superstores after councillors backed the use of a compulsory purchase order (CPO). | A woman could be forced out of her home to make way for two superstores after councillors backed the use of a compulsory purchase order (CPO). |
| Ceredigion's full council voted to issue the CPO for Enid Jones's terraced home in Aberystwyth. | Ceredigion's full council voted to issue the CPO for Enid Jones's terraced home in Aberystwyth. |
| Twelve homes in Glyndwr Road face demolition to make way for Tesco and Marks and Spencer stores but Mrs Jones is the only resident refusing to sell. | Twelve homes in Glyndwr Road face demolition to make way for Tesco and Marks and Spencer stores but Mrs Jones is the only resident refusing to sell. |
| The final decision will be made by the Welsh government. | The final decision will be made by the Welsh government. |
| Twenty-five Ceredigion councillors voted in favour of the CPO on Thursday with three against and five abstentions. | Twenty-five Ceredigion councillors voted in favour of the CPO on Thursday with three against and five abstentions. |
| The shopping development is planned for the council-owned Mill Street car park adjacent to Glyndwr Road in Aberystwyth. | The shopping development is planned for the council-owned Mill Street car park adjacent to Glyndwr Road in Aberystwyth. |
| About 280 jobs would be created with both Tesco and M&S hoping to open their shops by December 2016. | About 280 jobs would be created with both Tesco and M&S hoping to open their shops by December 2016. |
| The council claims the development will boost town centre trade by between £1.6m and £3.5m a year. | The council claims the development will boost town centre trade by between £1.6m and £3.5m a year. |
| The authority's cabinet recommended the use of a CPO in Glyndwr Road last year but gave officers powers to apply it at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. | The authority's cabinet recommended the use of a CPO in Glyndwr Road last year but gave officers powers to apply it at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. |
| The CPO relates to Ms Jones's home in Glyndwr Road and two pieces of land nearby. | |
| Negotiations | Negotiations |
| After the meeting, the leader of Ceredigion council Ellen ap Gwynn said: "I fully respect Mrs Enid Jones's stance, but I'm afraid the council has no option in this matter, if we are to develop our economy to secure a viable future for the young people of the county." | |
| Gareth Lloyd, Ceredigion cabinet member responsible for economic development, added: "We had to strike a balance between the needs of one individual and those of the town and the county as a whole." | Gareth Lloyd, Ceredigion cabinet member responsible for economic development, added: "We had to strike a balance between the needs of one individual and those of the town and the county as a whole." |
| Earlier this month Mrs Jones, a 57-year-old grandmother, said she was determined to fight on. | |
| "It's a matter of principle. I just don't want to leave my house," she said. | "It's a matter of principle. I just don't want to leave my house," she said. |
| "I'm resigned to the fact that the council will use a compulsory purchase order but I will fight them all the way." | "I'm resigned to the fact that the council will use a compulsory purchase order but I will fight them all the way." |
| She said last year that the developers had offered to buy her a house or build her a new one if she sold her existing property to them. | She said last year that the developers had offered to buy her a house or build her a new one if she sold her existing property to them. |
| Tesco is planning a 25,000 sq ft (2,300 sq m) supermarket on the Mill Street car park site, while M&S wants to build a three-storey, 36,000 sq ft (3,300 sq m) store. | Tesco is planning a 25,000 sq ft (2,300 sq m) supermarket on the Mill Street car park site, while M&S wants to build a three-storey, 36,000 sq ft (3,300 sq m) store. |
| The project will also include seven new homes and 550 car parking spaces, more than double the current number of spaces. | The project will also include seven new homes and 550 car parking spaces, more than double the current number of spaces. |