New Lidl store plan emerges for village at the edge of Leicester
A village on the outskirts of Leicester could be getting a new Lidl. The discount supermarket chain is eyeing up previously undeveloped land in Bushby, to the east of the city, for the new store.
It would be built off Uppingham Road, in the village, early plans show. Its opening hours would be from 8am to 10pm on Mondays through to Saturdays, and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays, documents state.
Some 120 parking spaces would be included in the scheme, with access from Zouche Way. There would be six disabled, nine parent and child and two electric charging spaces including in the 120, early indications suggest.
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The plans are in their very early stages, however, with no planning application yet submitted to the local authority.
The intention to create the centre was revealed after the supermarket chain asked Harborough District Council whether an environmental impact assessment (EIA) should be submitted when it puts in an application for permission to create the centre. An EIA sets out whether a proposed project is likely to have significant effects on the environment, and if it does, what can be done to mitigate them.
A planning application would be expected to be submitted to the local authority setting out the details of the scheme in due course, should Lidl decide to proceed with the scheme. This would then need to be approved by the council before any work can take place.