A new Lidl store with a bakery could open in Stockport.

The supermarket submitted a planning application in April to open a site off Wellington Road North and Sparthfield Road, in Heaton Norris.

This includes a sales area, warehouse, chiller room, bakery, and customer toilets, with new cycle parking also in the plans, as well as a car park with 98 spaces, and a delivery bay.

Two new pedestrian routes are proposed from Sparthfield Road and Wellington Road North, providing direct access to the store through the car park.

A new priority junction would be created ‘located further away from the A6’ for vehicle access to the site.

The land was previously used as a Mercedes Benz car dealership and showroom, but is currently vacant.

Lidl has just under 1,000 stores in the UK, and further sites internationally (Image - Nub News)

Lidl has another site in Stockport on Hempshaw Lane, south of the town centre.

It is also planning a new shop on Stockport Road, Cheadle Heath.

The supermarket chain saw off a High Court judicial review at the proposed site from Tesco, which challenged Lidl and Stockport council over the availability of stores within the area.

This was related to an existing Aldi store on New Bridge Lane, east of Stockport town centre.

According to the planning documents, Tesco has sought permission to appeal the High Court’s dismissal through the Court of Appeal.

Tesco, Asda and Aldi also submitted objections to a previous planning application for a Lidl store on the site, which was approved in November 2022.

A Tesco Extra store is located nearby on Tiviot Way, near Portwood roundabout.

Planning documents for the proposed new Lidl store states: ‘There are currently no Lidl stores within the vicinity, with the nearest store located to the south of Stockport Town Centre at Hempshaw Lane, approximately 1.7 miles south of the application site.

‘Therefore, it is considered that through the redevelopment of the site, this scheme will improve the range and choice of the retail offer within this area through the delivery of a new discount food store which will assist, in particular, in improving the retail offer in the north of Stockport, allowing residents to shop locally and sustainably.’

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