New Aldi and Costa drive-thru planned

A NEW Aldi superstore and a Costa drive-thru could get the go-ahead in a town.

Tameside Council planning panel is due to convene tomorrow where they will have the final say on the plans in Hattersley.

In addition to the store and coffee shop, 16 electric vehicle charging points and eight new employment units are also planned for the site adjacent to Stockport Road and Ashworth Lane.

The 57,000 sq ft scheme also includes 179 car parking spaces.

It is just a stone’s throw away from supermarket Tesco as well as a McDonald’s drive-thru, Premier Inn hotel and pub.

Proposals for dozens more houses and a town centre food hall for Hyde are also to be decided by the panel. A new 12-home supported living complex is also awaiting a decision.

Each item on the agenda has been recommended for approval by planning officers. The new Aldi supermarket alongside the Costa drive-thru on a new retail park is also set to be approved by the planning panel.

The site would be accessed from a new entrance onto Stockport Road with the eight employment units as well as the electric vehicle charging facilities. The food store would be located to the north of the entrance and the drive thru cafe to the south.

Each section of the site would have their own car parks, with the majority of the parking spaces dedicated to the supermarket (120).

If planning is approved the applicants, Maple Grove Developments Limited and Onward Homes, say the 57,000 sq ft plan could be delivered within 18 months and deliver more than 100 jobs.

Meanwhile, McKenzie’s Garage site in Hyde is set to be demolished and replaced with a new apartment block.

Mr McKenzie applied for outline permission from Tameside Council to get rid of the 32 flat roof garages and build a three-storey apartment block containing 14 homes. The building would sit at the west of the Kirkley Street site with parking to the north and south.

A small number of representations have been submitted regarding the plans.