James Powney: Sainsbury's is obliged to provide Town Centre parking

Councillor James Powney, commented on the Sainsbury's Willesden Town Centre parking issue, on his blog

Martin Francis has been told by Sainsburys that they have no obligation to provide parking to any but their own customers. My understanding is that the Willesden Sainsburys has a planning obligation to provide car parking to Willesden Town Centre under a deal originally laid down by planning in the 1980s.Martin

In fact the Sainsbury's e-mail, from their head office, which stated that they were under no obligation to provide parking, was passed on to me by a third party.