Tesco highlights concerns over new Aldi store plan

Aldi has submitted plans to build a new supermarket at a former car showroom in Amersham

Tesco has highlighted concerns over plans for a new Aldi supermarket that has attracted more than 1,500 comments of support from residents.

The German chain has applied to demolish a former car showroom in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and build a two-storey shop.

Rival retailer Tesco, which has a store down the road, said the project would harm nearby Grade II listed buildings.

A final decision would be made when Buckinghamshire Council's area planning committee meets on Tuesday.

Blueprints have shown there would be 101 parking spaces at the London Road West site if it was approved.

Plans show Aldi wants to demolish the defunct car showroom in London Road West

In comments submitted to the council, resident Waleed Nawaz said the shop would bring "much-needed" competition to the area.

Lauren James praised Aldi’s "value for money" and "great quality food", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Samantha Paisley, of nearby Chorleywood, praised the creation of jobs and potential "boost" to the local economy the new shop would bring.

The plans were called in for further scrutiny at the planning committee by Conservative councillor Jonathan Waters.

He said there were fears about what a "significant increase" in traffic would do to the area.

Tesco submitted its own objection which requested a condition be inserted into the plans to limit the new Aldi to "no more than 4,000 individual product lines".

The retail giant also argued some of Aldi's planning documents were out of date and that any development might harm nearby listed buildings the Ambers of Amersham and The Chequers pub.