Plans for a new Lidl store, drive-though coffee shop, and three other retail units at Parc Trostre in Llanelli have been turned down. The Lidl and Tim Horton's coffee shop, along with 148 parking spaces, were proposed on 1.8 hectares of land on the edge of the retail park.
Applicant Arbenigol Ltd said the proposed development, which was altered following discussions with Carmarthenshire Council's planning department, would create 90 to 100 jobs. Some of the land in question has the former Ty’r Nant council building on it.
A design and access statement submitted as part of the application said there was a need for an additional discount food store in Llanelli and that no preferable alternative sites had been identified. Referring to the expected job creation it said: "This comprises a material consideration in the determination of the application."
