Lidl preparing to submit planning permission for another new store in Northampton

A supermarket chain is preparing to submit planning permission for another new store in Northampton.

Lidl has drawn up proposals to build a new store on the corner of Harlestone Road and Lodge Way, close to the Travis Perkins head quarters in Lodge Farm Industrial Estate.

The supermarket giant is intending to submit a planning application, including nearly 130 parking spaces and an in-store bakery to Northampton Borough Council by the end of 2020 for the site near Duston, which would create around 40 jobs.

This comes just weeks after a planning application was submitted by Lidl to demolish a two-storey office block and associated warehouses in Kettering Road.On the supermarket’s public consultation website for the industrial estate site, a statement reads: “Lidl is preparing to submit a planning application to Northampton Borough Council for the construction of a Lidl foodstore at the junction of Lodge Way and Harlestone Road in Northampton.

“The foodstore will be in a convenient location for residents of neighbourhoods in the north and west of Northampton.

“The foodstore will be built to Lidl’s latest specification which promotes a modern building incorporating high quality materials and energy efficient building management systems.

“Lidl intends to submit the planning application by the end of 2020, following which it will be subject to a 13-week determination period.

“Lidl expects to receive a decision on the application during the early part of 2021.”

Lidl GB’s Regional Head of Property, Rachel Hargreaves, added: “We are excited about the prospect of opening a new Lidl in Northampton and serving our fresh, quality and incredibly good value produce to even more of the local community.

"Our plans are set to create around 40 new positions which would be fantastic for the local economy, and we hope that as many people as possible are able to join us for this 'virtual' public consultation.

"We look forward to sharing and discussing our plans with everyone."

If approved, the store, which will be accessed via Lodge Way by vehicles, will have an gross internal area of 2,177 square metres and will include customer toilets and an in-store bakery.

As well as 129 parking spaces, electric vehicle charging bays and five covered cycle stands will also be included in the car park.

The site, which is just over two miles away from the nearest Lidl in Sixfields, has proposed opening times listed as 6am - 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am - 4pm on Sunday.

Residents in the area close to the potential new site have now received flyers inviting them to share their views of the plans.

More information on the plans and how to voice opinions can be found on Lidl’s Harlestone Road public consultation website.

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