German supermarket chain Lidl has submitted plans to open its first store in Harrogate.
If approved, the supermarket would create about 40 full and part-time jobs on the site of the former Lookers car dealership on Knaresborough Road.
The multi-million pound proposal includes a 1,263 square metre sales area, an in-store bakery, customer toilets and 94 parking spaces.
It would open from 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
Lidl GB said in a statement a public consultation in November revealed 87 per cent of more than 1,000 responses supported the scheme.
Harrogate Borough Council must now adjudicate on whether to accept plans to redevelop the site, which is surrounded by hoardings.
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Robert Beaumont, Lidl property director for the north of England, said:
“Following this extremely positive feedback, we have now submitted a planning application for the site to Harrogate Borough Council.
“We have been looking forward to bringing a new store to Harrogate for a while and we hope that the council agrees that this is a great location for a new supermarket to serve the local community.”
Lidl entered the UK market in 1994 and now has more than 800 stores across the country, including one in Knaresborough.
