Owners of a multi-storey car park under threat of demolition have been told they don’t need planning permission to knock the building down. NewRiver Retail Ltd who own the Horsefair shopping centre car park are planning to demolish it under what is known as ‘Permitted Development Rights’ – meaning it does not require planning permission to go ahead. Last week the Citizen reported that the property owners want to demolish the car park, which has been described as “vital” to the community by local councillors, to make way for a supermarket. Local councillors signalled their concerns about the pl…