Another Aldi is being built in the Preston area
A long-planned Aldi store and district centre in suburban Preston is finally set to get off the drawing board after a row over road access was resolved.
The developer said that it was “bemused” as to why it was being asked to fully fund a redesigned junction for the county council-owned waste recycling centre, while Aldi claimed that the authority was jeopardising the proposed new store by failing to agree a price for the sale of a small plot of land needed to provide access to the development.
County council highways bosses have demanded a raft of changes to the waste recycling centre entrance in order to accommodate access to the new neighbourhood facilities – a likely mix of retail outlets and community services – which will be taken from the same arm of the Tom Benson Way roundabout.
Under national planning rules, that cash has to be earmarked for “the provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance of infrastructure to support the development” of an area. In Preston, CIL payments are usually transferred to the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal to fund wider works that facilitate the expansion of areas like North West Preston.
Cllr David Borrow, the city authority’s cabinet member for planning and regulation – who also sits on the planning committee – described the site as being “absolutely key” to the overall vision for North West Preston. Questioned on the likely timeframe for the development by committee chair Javed Iqbal, he added that it was “hard to pin a date” on completion, but said: “I would certainly hope that we would start… the access works this year – that’s a significant piece of work in itself, [which is] probably going to take about a year to 18 months. I would hope that the Aldi which is lined up and raring to go would be in place within the next two years.
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