A new Lidl is set to open in Edinburgh early next year after a licence was approved by the council.
The supermarket is moving into in a vacant unit at Meadowbank which was occupied by TK Maxx until its sudden closure last month.
The space will be subdivided, with the German-owned food retailer opening in the larger, right hand side unit at the Abbeyhill shopping park.
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Edinburgh City Council's licensing board granted the premises permission to sell alcohol at a meeting on Monday (March 27).
Members heard initial works to transform the store's interior are expected start in May, with a projected opening date of February 2024.
Lidl has proposed opening times of 8am-10pm every day.
An application to the council said: "An application to the licensing board from Lidl Great Britain Limited said: "The premises will trade as a Lidl Supermarket within combined units 4/5 of the existing Meadowbank Retail Park.
"The Lidl premises will provide for sale together with general groceries: meat; poultry; dairy; fresh fruit and vegetables; and frozen and chilled goods, and other seasonal goods, household products and newspapers.
"The premises will offer a service to local and wider area."
TK Maxx was forced to shut its doors last month after having its least ended by the landlord and it was reported staff were 'devastated' at the unexpected closure.
Last year Lidl announced it was looking for a site for its twelfth supermarket in Edinburgh as part of a £1.3m expansion project - and even offered a cash prize to members of the public who could successfully identify any suitable locations.
The list of possible sites included Meadowbank, as well as Colinton/Currie, Gilmerton, Jewel/Newcraighall, Morningside, Murrayfield and Portobello. It is not known if any of these are still being considered for new Lidl stores.
Lidl has been approached for comment.
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