Green light for new Aberdeen Lidl store at former garage site

Planners in Aberdeen has backed a proposal from supermarket chain Lidl to build a new supermarket on the site of a former garage.Lidl lodged plans last year with Aberdeen City Council to demolish its Torry store and build a bigger place near its current site on Wellington Road.Car dealership Peter Vardy has vacated its Land Rover site on Greenwell Road, East Tullos, to make way for the construction of the new “Lidl of the Future” store.In a decision notice, planners said the proposal to erect a new supermarket would “partially meet the demand” for the provision of a new retail facility to the south of Aberdeen.They also added the proposal would “not have a sufficiently detrimental impact” on the vitality and viability of existing shopping centres in the area and added the site was well served by transport links.Up to 25 jobs will be created at the new store which will include wider aisles, longer tills and toilet and baby facilities.