A new Lidl store is set to open its doors in May 2020 after the project was officially handed over.

Developer Godwin Developments handed the building over earlier this month, which will see a new 23,000 sq ft supermarket brought to the Kings Heath area. The company has also agreed a 25-year deal on the facility.

Constructed by Winvic, the store features an attractive, single storey unit with a glazed frontage, an in-store bakery and a car park with capacity for 120 spaces. The supermarket has been built on the former Western Power Distribution Depot on Warstock Road next to the Esso garage on Alcester Road South. As part of the development, a new pedestrian access point was also created to provide a direct route to the store from Warstock Road.

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Matt Chandler, associate director at Godwin Developments said: "We are very excited to have completed on the Kings Heath site. As well as bringing a brand-new retail site to the area, we also expect to see the project reinvigorate the old and disused facility, by replacing it with a bright and welcoming retail store. This will, in turn, spark further development and regeneration in the surrounding area of the city.

"This project is exciting for Godwin Developments as it further strengthens our existing national retail portfolio. We would like to thank the team who worked on the development and we look forward to seeing the impact the new store has on the surrounding area, both in terms of the local economy and making life more convenient for those who live in the community."

The new store is expected to create 40 jobs in the local community when it opens in May 2020.

(CM/JG)