Lidl is set to win the backing of council chiefs to open a new supermarket in Newcastle.
The discount store chain revealed its plans to build on undeveloped land in Shieldfield, back in 2020. That new branch of the German retail giant now looks set to get the green light when it comes before city councillors next Friday, April 8.
The proposals are recommended for approval at Newcastle City Council’s planning committee, despite the objections of supermarket rival Tesco. The Shieldfield Lidl would be built on a vacant, overgrown plot off Stoddart Street and feature an in-store bakery, customer toilets, and an 83-space car park.
