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| Supermarket plan for Ross-on-Wye site where fast food refused | Supermarket plan for Ross-on-Wye site where fast food refused |
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| The entrance to the proposed Lidl site in Ross-on-Wye | The entrance to the proposed Lidl site in Ross-on-Wye |
| Plans for a new discount supermarket for a Herefordshire town are back on – where a proposed new McDonald's was previously refused. | Plans for a new discount supermarket for a Herefordshire town are back on – where a proposed new McDonald's was previously refused. |
| Lidl has submitted a "request for EIA (environmental impact assessment) screening opinion" to Herefordshire Council regarding land at the A40 / A449 Over Ross roundabout in Ross-on-Wye. | Lidl has submitted a "request for EIA (environmental impact assessment) screening opinion" to Herefordshire Council regarding land at the A40 / A449 Over Ross roundabout in Ross-on-Wye. |
| An EIA screening opinion is often the first stage of larger planning applications. | An EIA screening opinion is often the first stage of larger planning applications. |
| Little information has been published so far, other than a site map indicating road access would be off Starling Road. | Little information has been published so far, other than a site map indicating road access would be off Starling Road. |
| McDonald's previously applied to develop this site, using similar access, but this was refused by councillors in July 2023. | McDonald's previously applied to develop this site, using similar access, but this was refused by councillors in July 2023. |
| The fast food chain's application proved highly divisive locally, with 450 public submissions backing it and nearly 400 opposing it. | The fast food chain's application proved highly divisive locally, with 450 public submissions backing it and nearly 400 opposing it. |
| Lidl also previously tried to build a store in Ross-on-Wye, at Wolf Business Park, but this was refused and then dismissed at a planning appeal on 2021. | Lidl also previously tried to build a store in Ross-on-Wye, at Wolf Business Park, but this was refused and then dismissed at a planning appeal on 2021. |
| Its public consultation website for that proposal is still live. | Its public consultation website for that proposal is still live. |
| Comments are not being accepted on its new application, which the council intends to decide on by the end of October. A full planning application would then follow. | Comments are not being accepted on its new application, which the council intends to decide on by the end of October. A full planning application would then follow. |
| This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. |