Following a shock decision by Liberal Democrats on the Vale to refuse planning permission for this successful small business in Wantage to move to new premises, Conservatives have been campaigning for the decision to be reversed.Madison's Tea Room is much loved by the people of Wantage and now faces closure. At a recent planning meeting all 8 LDs voted against allowing a change of use on empty premises elsewhere in town, effectively blocking the owners plans to move to keep their business going.All 5 Conservatives on the committee voted to allow the change, but we do not have the majority on the committee. However the local MP Ed Vaizey has now joined new Councillors Bill Melotti and James McGee in calling for the decision to be reversed. James and Bill were helping collect signatures on a petition that will be presented to the Council shortly showing support.Only one LD Councillor on the planning committee supported the measure, Jenny Hannaby from Wantage. However she had to be excluded from the debate and vote because of a procedural error, a mistake criticised by Bill Melotti.He said 'Jenny Hannaby has been on the Council for years and knows all the rules. To let herself be excluded on a technicality like this and not be able to support a vital small business in town is an unforgivable mistake.'