Supermarket wars in Greater Manchester town as big name plans new store following bust-up

A new Lidl store with a bakery could open in Stockport. The supermarket submitted a planning application in April to open a site off Wellington Road North and Sparthfield Road, in Heaton Norris.

It includes a sales area; warehouse; chiller room; bakery; and customer toilets. Cycle parking is in the plans; as well as a car park with 98 spaces; and a delivery bay. Two new pedestrian routes are proposed from Sparthfield Road and Wellington Road North, providing direct access to the store through the car park.

A new priority junction would be created 'located further away from the A6' for vehicle access to the site. The land was previously used as a Mercedes Benz car dealership and showroom, but is currently vacant.

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Lidl has another site in Stockport on Hempshaw Lane, south of the town centre. It is also planning a new shop on Stockport Road, Cheadle Heath.

The supermarket chain saw off a High Court judicial review at the proposed site from Tesco, which challenged Lidl and Stockport council over the availability of stores within the area.

That was related to an existing Aldi store on New Bridge Lane, east of Stockport town centre.According to the planning documents, Tesco has sought permission to appeal the High Court's dismissal through the Court of Appeal.

Tesco, Asda and Aldi also submitted objections to a previous planning application for a Lidl store on the site, which was approved in November 2022. A Tesco Extra store is located nearby on Tiviot Way, near Portwood roundabout.

Planning documents for the proposed new Lidl store states: "There are currently no Lidl stores within