Plans for a new Lidl supermarket on the site of a former nursing home in Belle Vale have been approved despite opposition from rival chains.
Morrisons and Aldi had hoped to persuade Liverpool Council’s planning committee to think again after officers recommended a new store go ahead on Childwall Valley Road. Their efforts fell short as councillors backed proposals unanimously at Liverpool Town Hall.
A meeting was told that Lidl would build the new store on land previously occupied by a pub, bookmakers and Childwall Brook Nursing Home. Chris Fernandez, on behalf of the German chain, said the company was excited to bring a new venture to what he described as a “derelict brownfield site".
