Notice there is no interested in G21/22 - do you think it's because they are the ones available to the independant at a whopping £36K p.a. ??

Quoted from PaulaM

Maybe HOF are going in the Kennet Centre when Debenhams go ...... and don't want John Lewis in town ..... rest assured they are not remotely interested in the independant retailers as they claim.

It seems that Debenhams were thinking about buy House of Fraser last year (perhaps why I thought they were part of the same company).  Makes it very confusing that they should spend so much effort in putting together such a comprehensive objection.  I also wondered if they were planning to open somewhere like the Kennet Centre.

Quoted from blackdog

It seems that Debenhams were thinking about buy House of Fraser last year (perhaps why I thought they were part of the same company).  Makes it very confusing that they should spend so much effort in putting together such a comprehensive objection.  I also wondered if they were planning to open somewhere like the Kennet Centre.

I would put money on it  

Quoted from michael

My first thought was that HOF were thinking of buying Camp Hopsons!

Good thought, time will tell but they must have something in mind.

As far as the press release is concerned....

The plans do mean that the previously proposed Victoria Square will no longer be built, but this is just one of several public spaces within Parkway. The others remain unchanged.

On the plan posted by BrianB, I can't see any of the 'several' public spaces unless they are counting the walkways.