Eastern, I am no expert in planning laws and procedures. I am simply saying, as a layman, that it makes no sense whatsoever for one business to be able to manipulate the system against their only local competitor.
If as in your example Tesco were to complain about a Sainsbury next door because it meant that their customers were unable to access the Tesco premises then fair enough BUT to object because the Sainsbury store might take away some of their perceived customer base, then in my opinion that needs thrown out the moment it arrives on the planning officers desk.
No company has a right to be successful, this is not a communist state. I have said before that if Aldergrove management believe that they would be a serious competitor for Dublin if only Harbour wasn't there then they are deluded. I wonder what the reaction would be if Dublin were to try and interject (on European law) about future Aldergrove business decisions, there would be a lot of huffing and puffing I bet.
