Documents attached to plans for a St Albans retail park have revealed there may be another Lidl coming to the city.
Applicant L & G Put A and B Ltd, has earmarked the Matalan unit in Griffiths Way for permission to sell food and drink ahead of a potential Lidl store.
The supermarket would neighbour Halfords, Pure Gym, Pets at Home and Tapi Carpets and be in competition with Aldi and Sainsbury's.
"The proposed development is required to enable Lidl to operate effectively from the application site while enabling future customers to be able to locate and identify Lidl’s occupation of the existing unit," the planning statement reads.
The applicant suggests a follow up application will be submitted for external alterations to the building and the installation of new trolley bays, followed by a third applying for the resurfacing of the car park to provide a total of 104 spaces.
Other sites in Victoria Street, St Peter's Street and Victoria Square were "not preferred" for the new shop.
Plans have surfaced just weeks after the supermarket giant confirmed it was aiming to launch a store in Brick Knoll Park.
The shop, targeted for the former brownfield Site off Ashley Road, seems to be further ahead in the planning process, with community engagement and early designs published.
In the latest plans, no mention is made of the other potential supermarket.
Matalan's Griffiths Way store remains open and Lidl GB has been contacted for further information.
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