Plans by Aldi supermarket to build a new store in Botley Road, Oxford, have been refused by Oxford City Council.
The German chain had wanted to open on land close to the Toys R Us store. But members of the council's central, south and west area committee refused the application, at a meeting last night.
Their decision was based on flooding concerns raised by the Environment Agency.
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