Some people are concerned about the impact of another supermarket
Plans by Cornwall Council's cabinet to sell off offices outside of a programme reviewing all its buildings should not go ahead, a scrutiny committee says.
The cabinet was investigating selling off the offices at the Higher Trenant in Wadebridge and Sainsbury's supermarket had expressed interest.
Residents have previously raised concerns about the impact on the town if such a deal went ahead.
The cabinet will consider the committee's recommendation next week.
The 10-member cabinet had asked officials to investigate the possibility of selling off the former North Cornwall District Council offices outside of a more wide-ranging strategic review of all the council's property portfolio of about 70 buildings.
But, at a meeting on Thursday evening, the scrutiny committee called for the 20-year-old office complex to be included in the review and not sold off separately.
Sainsbury's said about 300 jobs would be created if the deal for the eight-acre site, which could be up to £10m, went through.
The council had said no decisions had been made, but admitted Sainsbury's was interested.
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