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3DReid have failed to produce a set of drawings that represent the reality of the proposal and its context. The Tesco Store faces on a narrow road (All Saints Avenue) The other side of the road West) is lined with a terrace of 17 houses and flats that will be overlooked 24 hours by the shoppers of the proposed Tesco store. The terrace is absent from all but one section drawing. To the West of the site is Dreamland. There is a sudden 3 to 4 meter drop in ground levels between the sites. On In all but one section, submitted at the last moment, the ground levels of the site are miss-represented, showing the adjacent Dreamland site level. This minimises the visual impact of the massive rear wall of the super store in relation to the heritage amusement park and it's suite of Grade II and Grade II* Listed structures. in the drawings. Looking at the drawings, one would be forgiven for not understanding that the Rear wall of the superstore is parallel to the listed Sangers Menagerie wall, only 1 meter from the wall of the store. This is because the Menagerie is omitted from most of the drawings. The proposal also has a road that "can be continued through to Dreamland" which if continued, would go straight through the Grade II Listed Sangers Menagerie. EH have repeatedly asked for details showing the relationship between the proposal and the Listed structures, no drawing has yet been submitted. The drawings show 4 completely different looking stores (completely different in design and materials). A wavy facade with metal mesh. panels, one with concrete panels, one with "public art" and one with brightly coloured metal panels. It is not clear which design is intended to be built. There are 3 images in the application showing the proposed "improved" windows. An elevation a the 3d visualisation and a more technical drawing. Each representation of the windows shows a different design. I'm sure someone has a scheme clear in their head at 3DReid, but they don't seem to be able to put it on paper. Hopefully, someone at 3DReid also knows what the site is like, they just haven't managed to draw it.