A new supermarket is set to be built along with more than 50 homes in Nottingham. A Lidl store and 62 homes will be constructed on the former Chronos Richardson works off Arnold Road and Belconnen Road, Bestwood, if councillors give the final go-ahead to the scheme at Nottingham City Council's planning committee on December 21.
The store would be open between 8am and 10pm Monday to Saturday, and for any six hours between 10am to 6pm on Sundays. A planning application for an associated residential development has also been recommended for approval at the same meeting, which would bring 62 homes to the area.
The proposed Lidl store, according to developers, has been designed to create a "great shopping experience" for its customers. They have said the store would benefit from wider aisles, baby changing facilities, longer tills, a customer toilet and an "excellent range" of products for customers.
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The company says it would generate up to 40 full-time jobs for local people. Typical new roles created would include store manager, deputy manager, check out staff, warehouse staff, and Lidl has said this would deliver around £2 million to the local economy.
Planning officers have advised councillors to give permission to the project, subject to a financial contribution by Lidl of £35,503.57 towards off-site biodiversity net gain and provision of local employment and training, including a financial contribution of £10,660 towards its delivery. Tesco opposed the scheme throughout the planning process, with a planning agent for the rival supermarket criticising a loss of housing land, that the project was 'unsustainable', and that there were more suitable sites.
A separate application for 62 new homes next to the supermarket with access from Wyton Close and Belconnen Road, made by developer MyPad, has also been recommended for approval. On the east side of the site, there would be 50 houses with vehicular access off Wyton Close.
To the west side of the site, there would be 12 flats, arranged in three two-storey blocks with vehicle access off Belconnen Road. All the homes would be affordable dwellings, available as shared ownership or for social rent and a mix of one, two, three and four bed units would be provided, the one-bedroom units being provided as flats.
Footpaths to the proposed Lidl site are also incorporated in the scheme. Neighbours previously shared their thoughts on the "exciting" future the area, should the plans be approved.
Planning officers advised councillors to greenlight the homes plan, subject to a financial contribution of £151,110.69 towards off-site open space, £52,546.44 towards off-site biodiversity gain and £338,875 towards education provision. There would also be a condition on the provision of local employment and training including a financial contribution of £19,128 towards its delivery, with another condition that the project would comprise 20 per cent affordable housing.
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