Lidl appeals Castle Irwell refusal
The discount supermarket giant is bidding to overturn Salford City Council’s decision to reject its plans for a store within Salboy’s 500-home residential development.
Lidl applied to build a 23,500 sq ft supermarket on the corner of Littleton Road and Cromwell Road last April.
However, Salford City Council refused the scheme in July, claiming the proposals “fail to contribute positively towards local identity and distinctiveness”.
In addition, the city council’s planning officers said the scheme would “weaken the positive and high-quality urban design attributes of the emerging [Castle Irwell] neighbourhood”.
Lidl has several supermarkets in close proximity to Castle Irwell.
Earlier this year, the company opened a store at Mocha Parade, adding to existing sites at Fitzwarren Street and Cheetham Hill Retail Park.
At Castle Irwell, the first of Salboy’s homes are occupied while work on phase two is ongoing.
The first phase of the project, comprising 157 properties is complete with all of the houses sold.
The central three-acre village green and park has also completed and is open to the public.
The third phase will see the construction of seven apartment blocks featuring 237 flats.
Salboy, which acquired the land from the University of Salford in 2019, also proposes building a school on five acres to the north-east of the site.
Great news. Salford has been blighted by poor quality development for too long. I hope SCC stick to their guns here.
Lidl has got away with a dismal scheme at Lower Broughton despite being more than capable of delivering high quality urban mixed use schemes that make best use of land else where in the country. We should not have to accept a barren, substandard scheme, hostile to pedestrians here at such an important node in the streetscape.
It’s also worth pointing out that that view shown in the CGI does not exist. There is no terraced housing on that side of Cromwell or Littleton Road.
By Mancunian in exile
I live in the area and there’s too many lidl stores around here, no need for another one. They should open Aldi or some other store in this spot, I do think this area needs a supermarket just not another Lidl, mocha parade is only 5 min away.
By Michael
It’s a Lidl. It isn’t going to win grand designs.
But it will look nicer than what is there now. I’m sure some tweaks to landscaping and it might squeeze through. Plenty of people to shop there.
By Born in Bred
There are 2 Lidl stores within a mile of the proposed site on the Racecourse. The new store in Broughton is excellent and has great parking and public transport links. Another store seems like overkill. Also, the Broughton road/ Cromwell roundabout area needs less traffic. A supermarket there would be a disaster at school run time and rush hour. Well done Salfotrd council.
By David.
Fine, no to a new Lidl. Anyway, an empty land is available and as a citizen of the new estate, yes, I really would like to have a supermarket round the corner. So, please give ASAP the opportunity to another brand to built a shop.
By Mueri