Views wanted on new Lidl store plans

Lidl has put forward plans for a development which includes a new store, plus 11 homes, a drive-through coffee shop, plus the possibility of a care home.

The German budget supermarket chain is preparing a detailed planning application for a site off Welshpool Road in the Bicton Heath area of Shrewsbury.

People have been asked for their thoughts on the proposal before that application is submitted to Shropshire Council.

Lidl said if the store gets planning approval, it would create about 40 jobs.

Lidl said the new store would have a bakery inside, as well as customer toilets and 104 car parking spaces.

It also promised landscaping, including hedgerow and tree planting.

The company recently came under fire for allegedly removing a hedge on the site so that a hoarding fence could be erected.

Jon Tandy, the Shropshire councillor for Bicton Heath, said it angered residents and and has asked Lidl to start taking down the hoarding and put a hedge back in.

Lidl, which has submitted a retrospective planning application for the erection of the hoarding, said the hoarding was installed to protect and secure the site while it progresses with the plans.

It added the company sought guidance to ensure best practice was followed.

The plans will be on display at Shelton Cricket Club between 15:30 and 19:00 on 10 July.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.