A council has rejected an application for a new superstore, with one councillor branding its actions to gather public support for the plans as “disgusting”.
Lidl had been proposing a branch, with an in-store bakery and 102 car parking spaces, on the site of Cheadle Heath Works in Stockport, Greater Manchester since February 2023.
However residents and councillors raised concerns, with nearly 60 people objecting to the application, saying it could lead to problems around the M60 slip road.
After the decision on the application was delayed from December, Lidl said more than 400 residents had signed an online petition in support of a new store.
