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A NEW LIDL FOR BLACKBURN - FURTHERGATE Have Your Say We are holding a public exhibition on Thursday 11th October 2018 at Accrington Road Community Centre, Accrington Road, Blackburn, BB1 2AQ from 1 pm to 6 pm. Please come along and share your thoughts… Site Background The site is located directly south of the A678 arterial road that leads into Blackburn Town Centre. The site is accessed off St Clement Street and is currently used as the premises for Fix Auto Blackburn, which is relocating to more suitable site within the locality. The site is predominately rectangular and extends to approximately 0.67 ha. The surrounding area is characterised by a mixture of use types. Beyond the A678 to the north is mainly typified as a commercial area. To the west, St Thomas C of E Primary School and associated playing field are situated. The rest of the area to the south and east primarily comprises of residential dwellings.
The Proposal
Lidl propose to develop a new store on the site, which will entrance through the car park. Bicycle and motorcycle
feature an attractive, single storey glazed frontage to the parking will be provided under the entrance canopy, close
west, with the car park extending to the north and west of to the store entrance and pedestrian access route.
the store. The new store will extend to 1,794 sq. metres
gross internal area, with a net retail sales area of 1,104 sq. It is proposed that the store will be open between the
metres. The store will feature a dedicated in-store bakery hours of:
close to the main entrance and customer toilet facilities.
The delivery bay will be located to the east of the store. 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday (including Bank
Holidays); and
The existing access will be retained from St Clement 10am to 4pm Sunday.
Street along the site’s western boundary. The car park
will provide 101 standard parking spaces in total, with 6 Normally there will be a maximum of one HGV delivery
disabled spaces and 8 parent and child spaces, which will to the store per day apart from peak retail times in the
be positioned close to the customer entrance. year. All store waste will be collected at the same time as
deliveries, therefore minimising HGV movements within
Dedicated pedestrian access will be provided from St the site
Clement Street to the west, giving direct access to the store
Benefits of the Proposed Development
The new Lidl store will provide the following benefits to the local area:
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areer opportunities for local residents; A
brand new store that will provide a clean and
A
multi million pound investment in the fresh shopping experience to meet the needs of
Blackburn’s economy; customers;
Supply chain opportunities for local companies; A
dedicated in-store bakery; and
L iving Wage Foundation rate for all eligible staff; A
contemporary building design that will
complement the surrounding area.
Site Plan
Have Your Say
We hope you can attend our exhibition and that You can also write to us using the following email
you find it useful and informative to meet with the address: lidlfurthergate@rapleys.com
Lidl team. However, if you are unable to make it
on the day, our proposals are available to view Alternatively, if you would prefer to submit your
online at: https://rapleys.com/consultation/ comments by post, please use the following address:
lidlfurthergate.
Lidl Furthergate
We would welcome your comments on our proposal Rapleys LLP
by Wednesday 17th October 2018, as all feedback 55 Spring Gardens
received will be taken into consideration when Manchester
finalising the design proposal. M2 2BY
Please provide your feedback by completing the Please support our proposal by signing our online
form below and returning this to us in the pre-paid petition: https://www.gopetition.com/
envelope. petitions/support-lidl-furthergate.html
We will consider all feedback returned to us and,
where possible and appropriate, use it to make
changes to our plans.
We hope to submit a planning application for the
site to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in
October 2018.
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We Value Your Views
At Lidl we know our success depends on the people we work with and the people who choose to shop with us. We
recognise that providing high quality products at industry leading prices is only part of the story; the environment in
which our customers do their shopping completes the experience. We would like to invite you to provide us with your
thoughts on our proposal to develop a new Lidl store at Furthergate, Blackburn.
Do you support the proposal in principle? Additional comments:
Yes No Not Sure
In terms of your shopping habits, do you tend to do a
regular weekly shop or do you generally prefer to top up
throughout the week as required?
Weekly Top up Both
How do you usually travel to your current foodstore?
Walk only Car and walk
Car only
We would like to thank you for taking the time to complete this pre-paid
Cycle Public Transport feedback card and look forward to receiving your response.
Details on this form will be passed to third parties instructed by Lidl to be processed. We can confirm that all information
whether sensitive or otherwise, will be treated in accordance with GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.
www.lidl.co.uk
About Lidl
When Lidl entered the UK market back in 1994, our
discount shopping concept contributed to a revolution
in the way households shop. Our core business model
is about offering high quality products at low prices,
keeping operations simple and efficient, and passing
the savings onto customers.
We are passionate about working with British producers
and source two thirds of our products from the UK,
working with suppliers across the British Isles wherever
possible.
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