Track record

New Lidl store and existing sites expansion programme

Lidl Great Britain Limited

Providing planning consultancy services for Lidl throughout the UK

Applications

Appeals

Policy

Environmental Impact Assessments

Other

Service

Retail & Leisure

Industry

Richard Huteson

The project

Rapleys provides Lidl with planning consultancy services throughout the UK and has a National Framework Agreement in place with them.

Rapleys acts as Lead Planning Consultant across a series of Lidl’s UK regions and helps them to deliver their new store and existing site expansion programme.

Rapleys has advised on more than 300 sites since being appointed to the framework in 2015.

Our solution

The range of planning consultancy services include the following:

Securing planning permission for new stores
Securing planning permission for existing store re-developments / store extensions / refurbishments
Local plan representations
Amendments to operating / delivery hours
Advertisement consents
National strategic planning advice.

Rapleys has successfully advised on over 250 new stores/existing site projects. Rapleys’ advice has added value to Lidl’s business in the following areas:

Site appraisal
Planning strategy
Pre-application consultation and negotiations
Advice on S106 obligations and CIL
Co-ordination of application as lead consultant
Planning Performance Agreement advice
EIA strategy and advice (screening and scoping)
Planning Statements
Heritage advice
Consultation, Public Exhibitions and Statements of Community Involvement
Liaison with politicians
Planning appeals/Expert Witness advice
Discharge of Conditions
Amendments post permission (S96a/S73).

In addition to planning consultancy, Rapleys’ retail agency team work closely with Lidl in a number of regions and act on their behalf in identifying and acquiring sites for Lidl to open new stores and in respect of disposals.

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