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The group held a meeting at Arden school in March last year to canvass views on a previous plan. It later opposed the scheme to council planners.
But it is only seeking views online about a revised proposal.
It comes as a poll on The Silhillian found 53 per cent, 47 votes, opposed the plan, while 43 per cent, 38, support it. Three per cent, three voters, were not sure.
Kimberley Developments has scrapped plans to knock down the village hall, in St John’s Close, for a smaller store on an un-used bowling green by The Red Lion car park.
The original plan proposed a new village hall on the bowling green. Waitrose says the existing hall would now be refurbished.
Five bungalows nearest the village hall would be demolished to make way for 257 car parking spaces compared to 180 proposed before.
The five neighbouring bungalows, closer to Station Road, would be kept instead of being re-located as originally proposed.
Five would be rebuilt by the Royal Mail sorting office, a move that would knock down the old police house.
Deliveries would come via the Warwick Road via the entrance to the side of the former Wine Rack, instead of High Street and St John’s Close by Greedy Guts as first proposed.
The overall size of the store would be 19,900sqft compared to 26,250sqft before, a reduction of 24 per cent.
The sales area would be reduced from 15,000sqft to 12,500sqft, a reduction of ten per cent.
One comment on the society’s website, from John Hart, says: Despite the assurances that deliveries to the store will come from the south, the turn of their lorries from Station Road to the store is too close to the junction with the Warwick Road and the bus shelter access.
“Current traffic in this area is heavy at times and the existing parking spaces are inadequate.
“Better utilisation of the parking areas is promised but with the increased numbers (visitors and staff) there will continue to be considerable congestion.
“It must not be assumed that the parking in Knowle is only for the benefit of shoppers.
“Weddings at the church, daytime events at the village hall are only some of the events that bring in other users.
“I like Waitrose shops, but Knowle is already well served with supermarkets and shopping facilities. For the above reasons, I am against Kimberley’s project.”
Debate has also raged on The Silhillian here and here.
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