Plan for new Aldi store in Grantham to go before council
Plans by supermarket chain Aldi to open a new store in Grantham have been given the support of council officers.
The chain wants to close its South Parade store and open a new one at the junction of Harlaxton Road and Trent Road.
South Kesteven District Council planning committee will discuss the application at its next meeting on July 22.
Aldi says its existing Grantham store is dated and in need of modernisation. It said all existing staff will have the opportunity to move to the new site.
The planned store would have an internal floor area of 1,821 square metres and parking for 155 cars. Access to the store for motorists would be from Trent Road.
The proposed development would be served by a dedicated servicing area to the rear of the store accessed via a separate road from Harlaxton Road.
Since plans for the new store were revealed last November at a public consultation event, there have been a number of changes to the design. A key change has been
the introduction of a brise soleil feature constructed with timber louvres with an aluminium frame.
The site for the proposed store was formerly used by a haulage company and is currently vacant.
