A decision is expected to be made tomorrow at Central Beds headquarters as rival developers present their case to build retail parks in Leighton, which has left protesters fighting for their town.
In a report to the committee, planners are recommending approval but admit there might not be enough demand for both retail parks in Grovebury Road and, if both are built, one might end up vacant.
Neither scheme, by rival developers Claymore and Barwood, include a DIY anchor unit of comparable size to the town’s existing Homebase - but they may not be moving as Tesco has yet to announce any start date for its expansion.
Friends of the Earth has organised a campaign against the plans and will protest at the council offices tomorrow to make a last ditch attempt at halting plans for new retail parks in Leighton.
> See our website leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk for the decision, plus there will be live updates from @LBOamanda and @LBOnews on Twitter from the meeting.