First look at new Aldi planned for Oswestry
This is the first picture of how the new Aldi planned for the edge of Oswestry would look.
The discount supermarket company plans to build on Shrewsbury Road on the site of a former football pitch at the entrance to the town.
Plans were finalised following a public consultation and Aldi has now submitted a planning application to Shropshire Council for the supermarket - its second in the town.
Naomi Kellett, acting as Aldi's agent in the planning process, said the company had drawn up the plans to enhance the approach to Oswestry town centre by designing a "modern, sympathetic and exciting" site.
She said: "Feedback from the consultation highlighted that traffic was a concern, so a controlled pedestrian crossing will be provided on Shrewsbury Road.
"It is also proposed to provide a new combined pedestrian and cycle access into the site from both Shrewsbury Road and Maesbury Road.
"This new store will create job opportunities for the local area, employing local contractors and labour during the construction, creating 40 jobs for local people within the Aldi store during its operation, plus additional employment for maintenancea."
Mrs Kellett said the proposed opening hours will be from 8am to 11pm Monday to Saturday including bank holidays, and a six-hour period somewhere between10am and 6pm on Sundays.
Aldi has applied for full planning permission for the shop and a large car park.
The application will go before Shropshire Council at a later date.
