Lidl unveils vision for Chorlton store  

The discount retailer plans to build a 22,000 sq ft supermarket on the Mauldeth Road West plot it bought in June.

Lidl acquired the plot on the junction with Nell Lane in Chorlton from PJD Holdings for £4m. The plot is currently occupied by the 27,000 sq ft Lowry House office building that is part of the Chorlton High School complex to the north.

To the west, the site is bound by Hough End Hall and Mauldeth House. The existing access to the site is from Nell Lane.

Under the plans, the new supermarket would have a 14,000 internal sales area featuring facilities such as Lidl’s in-store bakery and customer toilets, as well as 88 car parking spaces including space for electric car charging and appropriate cycle parking provision, according to Lidl. The store will feature “a contemporary building design that will benefit the surrounding area”, it said.

The proposed store will be Lidl’s first in Chorlton. The closest branch to this area currently is on Chester Road in Old Trafford.

Members of the public are being invited to comment on the draft plans through a consultation document live until Friday 30 September, ahead of the submission of plans to the local council.

Lidl GB’s regional head of property Nick Harvey said: “We are excited at the prospect of bringing a new store on Mauldeth Road West and hope that as many people as possible can participate in this public consultation. We look forward to sharing our plans and look forward to receiving feedback from residents.”

The new store forms part of Lidl’s ongoing £1.3bn investment across the country made this year and last.