Support Lidl in Verwood

Lidl are proposing a new foodstore on the land at Ringwood Road, Verwood.
Lidl have recently exchanged contracts to purchase 1.6 acres of land on Ringwood Road, Verwood. The site is located on the south side of the B3801 Ringwood Road, approximately 0.9km to the east of Verwood Town Centre.

Lidl are proposing to redevelop the site to provide a new single storey neighbourhood foodstore. The store will have a sales area of 1,175m² and a gross internal area 1,691m². The building will be positioned to the rear of the site with the car park located in front of the store, fronting Ringwood Road.

The proposed store will be developed in line with Lidl’s new store concept which was formulated with the view of providing the customer with an improved shopping experience. Accordingly the store will benefit from customer toilets, baby changing facilities and longer tills with bag packing area. The store will be a modern high quality building will have a fully glazed shopfront which will face across the car park towards Ringwood Road.

The proposed development will provide 90 car parking spaces to the front of the store including 6 disabled parking spaces and 6 parent and child parking spaces. Car parking will be free to customers. Pedestrian access will be provided from Ringwood Road. Cycle parking is provided to the front of the store.

Benefits of the Proposed Development
• The new Lidl foodstore will provide the following benefits to Verwood and the surrounding area:
• While Limited Assortment Discounters such as Lidl have become an increasingly popular destination for food shopping, there is currently a gap in provision in Verwood.
• The new Lidl in Verwood will therefore provide a qualitative improvement in local food shopping, bringing increased choice and competition, while at the same time reducing the need to travel to stores further afield;
• The new Lidl will provide greater choice and competition in local food shopping;
• The new Lidl will create around 40 new jobs with a mix of part-time and full-time roles;
• The development of the foodstore on this site accords with the National Planning Policy Framework which supports sustainable economic development;
• The new store will improve choice and promote competition with up to 30% cost savings;
• Lidl stock a variety of unique product lines which are not available from other mainstream retailers; and
• The majority of Lidl’s permanent products are sourced from British suppliers, including 100% of our eggs, dairy and fresh meat, which all carry the national Red Tractor logo assuring that they are locally sourced and meet guaranteed farming standards.