Editing Workington (section)

===Cloffocks development===
A plan to build a {{convert|92900|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} [[Tesco]] Extra store on the Cloffocks provoked controversy and opposition from local people; a planning application was placed in 2006 by Tesco, after it acquired the Cloffocks site for £18 million;<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGowan |first=P. |date=18 May 2006 |title=Tesco Puts in Plans for Cloffocks |work=[[CN Group#List of CN Group Publications|Times & Star]] |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/tesco-puts-in-plans-for-cloffocks-1.319462}}</ref> Tesco had been competing with [[Asda]] for the site since 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Breen |first=C. |date=27 October 2005 |title=Tesco Wins Battle for Workington Supersite |work=Times & Star |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/tesco-wins-battle-for-workington-supersite-1.406674}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2004 |title=Tesco Wins Battle of Cloffocks |work=Times & Star |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/tesco-wins-battle-of-cloffocks-1.442510}}</ref> Campaigners opposed the sale, stating that the land was common ground and belonged to the people of Workington.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meller |first=B. |date=24 November 2006 |title=Move to Stop Cloffocks Sale |work=Times & Star |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/move-to-stop-cloffocks-sale-1.296053}}</ref> In 2010 the Countess of Lonsdale invoked her rights to mine the land, in an attempt to prevent the development.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coleman |first=Phil |date=6 April 2010 |title=Countess Could Hold Key to Stopping Tesco's New Store Plan |work=Times & Star |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/countess-could-hold-key-to-stopping-tesco-s-new-store-plan-1.692117}}</ref> In 2011 a closed meeting of Allerdale councillors discussed the sale of the site,<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2011 |title=D-Day for Future of Tesco's New West Cumbrian Store |work=Times & Star |url=https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/politics/d-day-for-future-of-tesco-s-new-west-cumbrian-store-1.821310}}</ref> but the council rescinded on its decision to sell it to Tesco in June 2011. Tesco stated that it was still seeking a site for a store of {{convert|60000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} around Workington to replace the established one.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2011 |title=Tesco U-Turn Over Plans for Store in Cumbrian Town |work=Times & Star |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/tesco-u-turn-over-plans-for-store-in-cumbrian-town-1.853171}}</ref>