Plans have been set out for a brand new Lidl store in Coleraine's Riverside Regional Centre retail and leisure complex.

A full planning application has been lodged to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to relocate and replace the existing Lidl store in Riverside.

Lidl Northern Ireland aims to open the new store later next year, creating 18 additional local jobs as part of a major transformation of its retail estate across the region. This will add to the existing 22 team members already employed locally. Around 200 construction jobs will also be needed during the build.

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The new Lidl store has been designed against the retailer's exacting modern 'Concept' design and sustainability standards and will feature a larger 1,670 sq m of sales space and wider aisles within a site expanding to more than 2,400 sq m.

Enhanced parking, electric charging points and new landscaping will also be included.

Lidl Northern Ireland has invested significantly in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area in recent years with new stores already created in Ballymoney and Limavady. It is also currently progressing with construction of a new store – and additional new jobs – in Strabane. It opened a store at Buncrana Road in L'Derry last year.

Lidl Northern Ireland Regional Property Director, Chris Speers, said: "We are delighted to be investing further in Coleraine and in the wider region as part of our continued growth and expansion and look forward to continuing to work closely with Causeway Coast and Glens borough council and all our stakeholders across the area with a view to realising our ambition for additional investment and new jobs in Coleraine."