Sefton Council leader Cllr Marion Atkinson and Bootle MP Peter Dowd have joined Aldi’s Property Director Bryn Richards to view progress on the new store at Pendle Drive in Litherland.
Accompanied by councillors from Sefton’s Ford and St Oswald wards, Liz Dowd, Joe Johnson, Paulette Lappin, Ian Moncur, and Carla Thomas and Mike Zanin, from CTM Management, they saw how site clearance for the £7 million store had been completed.
Due to be completed by October, the new Aldi store will have 123 car parking spaces including eight accessible and eight parent and child spaces. Four spaces will be electric vehicle charging points with underground infrastructure to add a further 20 in the future.
There will also be seven covered, short-stay bicycle parking spaces for customers, and long-stay bicycle parking spaces for staff, located within the store’s warehouse.
As part of the development, there will be new pedestrian links to Pendle Drive and Gorsey Lane and landscaping to improve the site’s appearance. There will also be new road junctions on Pendle Drive and a new vehicular access road through the site.
Sefton Council granted planning approval for the new store in February, but Aldi has already progressed apace with demolitions and site clearance works and are ready to commence the construction of the store building.
The Council also required Aldi to put in place an Employment Skills and Development Plan, to maximise employment and training opportunities for local people as part of the scheme.
Anyone interested in this is recommended to speak to the Council’s Sefton@Work team who will be promoting the opportunities.
Cllr Atkinson said:
“I was pleased to see the progress that had been made ahead of construction on the store, which will provide a new, affordable shopping outlet for local residents as well as opportunities for training and good quality employment for local people.
Bryn Richards said:
“We’d like to thank the councillors’ for taking the time to visit us at Pendle Drive. Their visit reflects our collaboration with Sefton Council throughout the planning process, which has enabled us to deliver our significant investment into Litherland.
“We’re now ready to begin construction and are looking forward to welcoming our first customers in the coming months.”
Peter Dowd MP said:
“This development provides opportunities for local people to gain secure and well-paid employment, while giving local shoppers a place to buy affordable food and other goods.
“I was pleased to see that this new store will also bring upgrades to the highways to make the roads safer for pedestrians, as well as landscaping to improve the appearance of the site. This is good news for nearby residents.”
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