Lidl denied permission for Hamsey Green store - again

Planning permission for a new Lidl store in Hamsey Green has again been refused.The council's planning department said the development, on the site of the former Good Companions pub in Limpsfield Road, would be "out of keeping with the character of the surrounding area" and "detrimental" to the street scene because of "poor design, prominent siting and scale of the buildings".They also said the new store would have an "adverse impact" on pedestrian and...