Businesses operating at West Point – a development which includes apartments and is based between Wellington Street and Whitehall Road – have said footfall is down significantly and claim they have made huge losses since it was first put in place in April. Various businesses are based at the ground floor of the building, which is several storeys high.
” Mr Muca said that in the first month after the scaffolding went up sales were a staggering £45,000 down from the previous year. He said: “People thought we were closed or being refurbished. 'The building company refused to let us put signs up. How could they put this scaffolding up and not think of commercial properties? 'We are lucky that we had a good year, last year, and that we’re now heading into Christmas.