The Cattle Market Proposal | Back |
The market traders and shop keepers were very concerned at possibly losing trade. They said that Abergavenny had enough supermarkets already with Tesco and Waitrose and this Asda was bigger than both those together. 1		As a central part of the Plan there would be a large new Asda superstore with associated parking. This could be argued as sustainable as it is within the town not out of town. 2
In 2005 Monmouthshire signed an agreement with Henry Boot (Property Developers) and accepted their plan for redevelopment. This plan would then go for public consultation. 3		The plan also suggested building a new library for the town replacing the rather old existing  library. Presumably this would be 'state of the art' with ICT facilities. 4
There would also be room for some affordable housing for local people. This could be useful for retired folk or for people working in the town. 5		The cattle market is just north east of the centre of Abergavenny. The cattle market could be moved to an out of town site near main roads close to Raglan. 6
The site could then be redeveloped and Monmouthshire County Council considered offers from various property developers during 2004 - 2005. 7		The proposal also included a two screen cinema with seating for about 250 people. This part of the scheme might be popular as it improves the town's range of leisure services. 8