PLANS to build a massive Tesco store on Broadwater Road in WGC have been blocked – for now.

The supermarket giant has been put on notice by Welwyn Hatfield Council and told it must provide more information about the proposal’s effects on the surrounding environment.

A council spokesman said: “Consideration of the application has been halted until the additional information is submitted.

“There is no deadline on Spenhill [the regeneration arm of Tesco] to provide this information.

“The new information supplied to the council in response to the notice will be published online and consulted upon.

“However, only comments in relation to the updated environmental information can be considered, rather than the planning application as a whole which has already been open for comment.”

Since 1988 it has been a legal requirement for some development projects to undergo an environmental impact assessment before a planning decision is made.

Any likely environmental effects of the project are then contained within an environmental statement that accompanies the planning application.

*Tesco plans to regenerate the site in WGC with a multi-million pound development, including a swimming pool, leisure centre, housing and a large supermarket.