There are serious concerns over two of these applications which will be commented on by the Town Council tonight at their meeting.
The main one is of inconsistency with Tesco's stated 'green' policy
"Through these initiatives and more, we intend to halve the total carbon footprint of our existing buildings worldwide by 2020. We are also growing responsibly by ensuring all new stores we build between now and 2020 emit, on average, at least 50 per cent less carbon than an equivalent store built in 2006."
If this is genuine then Tesco would not be requesting the installation of ventilation and a condenser unit on the flat roof of the Woolworths building.
An expert heating engineer, Brendon Ace, director of Cumbelec who is bringing cutting edge technology to Cumbria will explain alternatives that are far greener to the councillors tonight.
This involves the use of boreholes which pump the heat that is to be removed deep down into the ground below the building - referred to as heat pumps.
This heat which is 100 metres below can then be recovered when required to heat the store in winter.
The cost of such an installation is well below £50,000 which is low compared with the £300,000 spent by Tesco in installing two wind turbines in its Barrow store.
Use of Boreholes would reduce Tesco's energy requirements by between 65 and 80% of what they propose.
Heat pumps are already being installed as a means of reducing energy requirements by forward looking companies in Ulverston such as Heron Glass, Marl International and Coniston House in New Market Street.
We would expect Tesco with its stated green policy to be leading the field and not following way behind.
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