Locals say plans for a new Lidl supermarket and Wickes DIY store are ‘brilliant’. The plans will transform a former industrial site, on Nottingham Road, Long Eaton. The site has been derelict since 2014.
The plans were originally put forward in 2018 by Lidl and Clowes Developments however Erewash Borough Council refused them. After the plans were rejected, the major supermarket said 298 local residents had written to them saying they wanted the development to go ahead. The rejection was overturned on appeal in 2020.
Current works are being done on access to the site from Nottingham Road and local residents think the plans are ‘brilliant’. Amy Johnson, who lives near the site, told Nottinghamshire Live that it’s a positive for the town as it creates more employment opportunities.
