£1m expansion agreed for Worthing Lidl

A Â£1MILLION expansion scheme for the Lidl discount store in North Street, Worthing, has been approved by Worthing planners.

In a statement to the development control committee, Lidl said: "The store is over-trading at about 60 per cent above the Lidl company average.

"Given the over-trading and the limited existing sales area, there is a clear need to extend the current store."

The enlarged "deep discount" store will increase overall by 200sqm to 1041sqm.

The extension will comprise a new warehouse on the south side together with a front extension, increasing the sales area by 197sqm.

There will be 64 car parking places, two fewer than at present.

Lidl's statement also said deep discount stores provide a limited product range, and "this type of food retail has a negligible impact on either corner or major supermarkets, due to the range of items/services that cannot be purchased in the store".

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