Waitrose has run into opposition to plans to extend its Marlow supermarket in Buckinghamshire as part of a redevelopment backed by the local council.
The council has organised a referendum over a possible compulsory purchase order which the redevelopment could require.
Two thousand residents have voted overwhelmingly against this. Waitrose says the majority of locals want the store expanded.
References: The Times 08/06/06 page 49 (City Diary)
