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Aug 2021
First Lidl supermarket in Harrogate given go-ahead
Plans have been approved for the first Lidl supermarket to open in Harrogate.
Councillors on Harrogate Borough Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead for the new store on Knaresborough Road this afternoon.
The new supermarket will be built on the former Lookers car dealership site.
The multi-million pound proposal includes a 1,263 square metre sales area, an in-store bakery, customer toilets and 94 parking spaces and cycle parking at the front of the store.
Jonathan Harper, agent for Lidl, told councillors at a meeting today:
Cllr Robert Windass, member for Boroughbridge, said:
Cllr Philip Broadbank, member for Harrogate Starbeck, said the development would be "welcomed and well used", but added that delivery times and highways needed to be looked at when setting conditions.
He requested that a condition was set to reduce the delivery time hours from 11pm to 10pm.
However, Cllr Broadbank added:
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The new store will be open from 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
Lidl has also submitted plans for a new store in Ripon.
The German supermarket chain has lodged proposals for a store at St Michael’s Retail Park in the city.
Earlier this month, the application won the support of Ripon City Council.
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