Construction of a new Lidl supermarket in Shinfield is taking shape as part of the German supermarket’s major expansion plans in the UK.
The supermarket is being built in Beke Avenue as part of a new community of more than 1,000 new homes in Shinfield.
Photos of the site show the structure and wall foundations of the building being completed, but the future supermarket is not ready for occupation yet as the site remains sealed off.
The new Lidl will form part of the Shinfield West Major Development of 1,200 homes, many of which have been built west of Hyde End Lane.
The development has been delivered in phases, with the local centre which the Lidl is located within being the third phase of the development.
Once complete, the local centre will contain the supermarket, a new community centre, and a total of 25 homes.
Of those, 19 will be houses and six will be flats contained in one new three-storey building, made up of three one-bedroom flats and three two-bedroom flats.
Outline plans for the local centre were approved by Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee in October 2021.
Earlier this year, the council’s planning department approved seven more homes for the third phase of the development.
The houses, which will be a mixture of three and four-bedroom homes, will be located directly east of the supermarket.
The development forms part of Wokingham Borough Council’s wider approval of house building projects in Shinfield.
The council website states: “The Shinfield Parish major development site will see about 3,000 new homes in total, spread over extensions to Shinfield village, Three Mile Cross and Spencers Wood.”
The Lidl in Shinfield is being built as the German supermarket is expanding its presence in Berkshire.
In 2021, Lidl announced intentions to open new locations in Caversham, Winnersh, Woodley and Tilehurst, along with new stores in Thatcham and Newbury. The supermarket giant already has two locations in Newbury.
Lidl also has a plan to open in Bracknell and a third store in Slough.
