Concerns that New Tesco Express in Blythe Bridge will lead to job losses in community.
The new Tesco Express store which is due to open early next year on the former Duke of Wellington pub site on Uttoxeter Road is expected to create 20 jobs for the local population.
However, members of the Blythe Bridge Parish Council have raised concerns that the introduction of the store will lead to job losses in other local shops.
The store did not require full planning permission but was required to submit an application to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for an extension to the building and additional equipment which was approved earlier this month. The approval came as a disappointment to many on the Parish Council and local residents who feel let down by the District Council, but the approval for planning was likely to be granted to avoid the site becoming derelict.
Other concerns have been raised about additional traffic problems for the junction near the site.