The work on Lidl is at last starting and will soon be very obvious to residents that live nearby; a protective wooden fence has already gone up around the site, and development of the building starts today.
It was good to meet with senior Lidl staff last week to review progress to date and to learn that the potential opening date was for February 2015, both the Leader of the Council Paul Crossley and Cabinet member Homes and planning Tim Ball were also present.
The asbestos and scrappy sides of the building are to be transformed but the very special roof that is the reason the building is listed are being cleaned and repaired and will be a special feature of the store.
Lidl are delighted with the help we gave them in resolving the impass with the other landowner - Sharon Ball for giving the idea to transport access to the site and Tim Ball for determining that Lidl could clad just their part of the store and leave the rest to the other owner to repair.
