PROTESTERS fighting plans to build a giant Tesco in the West End of Glasgow are to stage a public meeting.

PROTESTERS fighting plans to build a giant Tesco in the West End of Glasgow are to stage a public meeting.

The Stop Tesco Owning Partick lobby group plans to detail its case against the supermarket giant ahead of a public inquiry next month.

Tesco bosses have submitted two planning applications, one relating to a stand-alone store in Partick's Beith Street and another for a superstore with 915 student flats and a 600-space underground car park.

The public meeting is scheduled to take place at Partick Burgh Hall on March 25 at 7pm, and the public inquiry is expected to be held sometime in April.

The campaigners' claim their detailed submission opposing the plan, which has been dubbed Tesco Town, lists around two dozen objections which they claim do not comply with policies or run contrary to planning guidelines.

The issues include the impact on existing shops, traffic levels, air quality, the scale of the buildings and the materials which would be used.

Tesco's plan has attracted around 1000 letters of objection and more than 400 e-petitions.

A Tesco spokeswoman said: "We are playing a full part in the inquiry and look forward to its outcome. We will also be having ongoing discussions with Glasgow City Council with regard to our planning application."