A NEW Lidl supermarket could be coming to Droitwich, if plans are approved next week.

The new store in George Baylis Road will create up to 40 new jobs and will include an in-store bakery and a car park.

The existing buildings, currently occupied by Acorn Catering Equipment, will be demolished to make way for the 1,325 square metre supermarket.

The proposed site nestled against George Baylis Road and Kidderminster Road will neighbour Droitwich Spa Retail Park and sit opposite Aldi in Berry Hill Industrial Estate.

The proposed layout will include 118 car parking spaces, including 6 disabled and 8 parent and child spaces.

An application by the budget supermarket was submitted last November and was approved by Droitwich Town Council planners in January.

Documents submitted with the application suggest that a Lidl built in the proposed site would not have a "significantly adverse" impact on businesses in Droitwich town centre.

The report which will be discussed by planners at Wychavon District Council concludes the Lidl application has met the retail impact tests set out in the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

The turnover of the supermarket is estimated to be £10.71m by 2022 with half of its turnover taken from the nearby Aldi supermarket.

The supermarket is likely to be open between 6am and 11pm from Monday to Saturday and bank holidays and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Deliveries will not be taking place outside of opening times.

Lidl has assured that no waste will be moved or stored outside the supermarket.

The supermarket has also said that deliveries are typically made one or two times a day and will most likely increase during peak season times but will not go higher than three lorry deliveries a day.

Lidl looked at various sites in Droitwich as prospective areas of development including the Raven Hotel and the old Fox and Goose pub in the Westlands.

The Raven Hotel was rejected because, whilst the area would have been big enough, the building was too old and the task of altering a listed building would have been too difficult.

The Fox and Goose site was rejected because it would have been an unsuitable space for a supermarket and was too small.

Councillor George Duffy, who represents Droitwich Spa West, welcomed the prospect of a new supermarket to the town.

He said: "I think the introduction of any new business in Droitwich should always be looked positively on and hopefully it will benefit the area."

The application will go before Wychavon District Council planners next Thursday (May 31).