CAN it be true that the Forest of Dean planning officers

imposed a height restriction on the new entrance tower to

the Co-op Superstore in Coleford?

If so, they have therefore rejected the following

ideas:

A dome in Co-op lime-green colours.

A minaret, Turkish style.

A clock, similar to Big Ben.

A pyramid, Egyptian design.

A belfry and real bell.

A spire, compared to Oxford.

A battlement turret with cannon.

An onion teardrop, Russian church design.

A pagoda, Chinese style.

A statue of David Mushet.

A concrete sheep, Forest of Dean style.

A 50ft statue of Mark Harper, MP.

Even a pit shaft winding wheel would be nice if

properly done.

Anything is better than the flat slab which is the

present Co-op carbuncle.

– Roderick Dingwall, Coleford.