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Feb 2021
Plans unveiled for Lidl supermarket at Ripon retail park
A Lidl supermarket could be the latest addition to Ripon's new St Michael's Retail Park.
The German chain announced its intention to expand into the city last year and has now said its preferred location is the £10m retail park that opened its doors in July 2020.
The public has now been asked to comment on the plans, which would see the supermarket in a unit next door to Marks and Spencer Foodhall.
The new store has a planned sales area of 1,100 sqm and could create 40 new full and part-time jobs if it's granted planning permission.
Lidl already has plans to open its first store in Harrogate on Knaresborough Road.
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As well as the M&S, Ripon is served by an Aldi, Booths, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.
On a website for the proposals, Lidl argues its "offer is different" from other city centre supermarkets and would not compete directly with shops in the city centre.
A Lidl spokesperson said:
Lidl said a planning application will be submitted to Harrogate Borough Council in the coming weeks. Anyone wanting to view the plans and have their say should visit www.stmichaelsripon-lidl.co.uk.
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