Property developer set to open latest £5m chain supermarket site in York

A regional property and development company has delivered a new multi-million-pound Lidl supermarket following the regeneration of a former industrial site in York.

S Harrison has updated the 2.36 acre James Street site into a 21,054 sq ft Lidl, which backs onto Foss Island Retail Park.

The supermarket will stock a vast range of products, as well as offering an in-store bakery. It is set to open in November, once the internal fit out is complete.

S Harrison appointed Leeds-based Castlehouse Construction to carry out construction work on the project, which also includes 130 parking spaces, with four bays for electric vehicle charging. It’s expected that 40 new jobs will be created.

Andrew Wharton, from S Harrison, said: “We are highly experienced at giving disused sites like this a viable new future, attracting investment, development and ultimately new jobs for local people.

“The community have really welcomed this development and it’s exciting to see a site that has languished for years totally changed for the better.”

The Lidl development follows on from S Harrison’s recent delivery of a mixed use scheme at the junction of Union Terrace and Wigginton Road, where it converted a former chapel and car park into 16 apartments and a new Co-operative Food store.

Andrew added: “The appetite is there for local food stores - people want convenience, keenly priced products and easy access, the new Lidl will deliver all of these things.”

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