Lidl superstore set to be built in town – if public gives approval
Council inviting comments from people about old swimming pool site
been validated by London borough Hillingdon.
“The consultation period has now started and a decision is due by February 12. We are looking forward to the outcome of this and hope to bring a new store to Hayes in the very near future.”
The supermarket would create 40 jobs and will include 146 free car parking spaces with 14 designated disability spaces and 28 electric charging points – 76 spaces more than previously suggested.
But Botwell ward councillor Janet Gardner has expressed her worries about the layout.
The store’s shopfront will face Botwell Lane and will be accessed by cars from Church Road, with pedestrian and cycle access from Botwell Lane and Central Avenue. the of
Cllr Gardner said: “I’m slightly concerned that the entrance and exit will be on Church Road – clearly a survey has not been done as it’s totally inappropriate.
“There is a bus stop, traffic island and nearby dwellings.
“Why not use Central Avenue instead, as vehicles are already using the site for parking and this would seem ideal for an entrance and exit, and the only building opposite is the leisure centre.”
Eulette Williams, a Hayes resident of 38 years, said she would give the supermarket ‘a big yes’.
She said: “I am delighted with the proposed new Lidl in Hayes because it’s a shop that I would definitely use.
“I am a pensioner and I don’t drive, so a new Lidl on my doorstep would be most welcome.
“I’m excited already about the savings that I am going to make on my weekly shopping bill. Yes, I appreciate all the other shops in the vicinity, but at the end of the day, it’s all about choices, accessibility and, most of all, bargains.
“The site is also quite central for many bus routes and local staffing.”