Proposed Foodstore
Land north of Broughton Shopping Park, Chester Road, Broughton
Pre-Application Consultation
The British Land Company PLC intends to submit a Full Planning Application to Flintshire County Council for the development of a Class A1 retail store operated by Lidl.
The application site is located in the northeast of Broughton at the junction of Chester Road with the Broughton Shopping Park link road. The site is irregular in shape and extends to an area of c.1.3 hectares.
The site contains no buildings or other structures and is currently unused, comprising rough featureless grass interspersed with trees and bushes. There is no means of vehicular or pedestrian access to the site at present.
Consultation Documents
You are invited to view the draft planning application submission listed below and provide your comments on the proposals prior to formal submission:
- Application Forms and Certificates.
- Covering Letter Dated 5 February 2026 (Prepared by CarneySweeney).
- Planning Drawings (Prepared by Urban Edge Architects):
- Site Location Plan – Drawing no. 2960-URB-NQ-00-DR-A-208900 P00
- Existing Site Block Plan – Drawing no. 2960-URB-NQ-00-DR-A-208901 P01
- Proposed Site Block Plan – Drawing no. 2960-URB-NQ-00-DR-A-208950 P01
- Proposed Ground Floor Plan – Drawing no. 2960-URB-FS-00-DR-A-208150 P00
- Proposed Roof Plan – Drawing no. 2960-URB-FS-RF-DR-A-208150 P00
- Proposed Elevations – Drawing no. 2960-URB-FS-ZZ-DR-A-208250 P00
- Proposed East-West Cross Sections -Drawing no. 2960-URB-FS-ZZ-DR-A-208350 P00
- Proposed Site Sections – Drawing no. 2960-URB-NQ-ZZ-DR-A-208350-P00
- Proposed External Hardscaping– Drawing no. 2960-URB-NQ-00-DR-A-208951 P00
- Design and Access Statement (Prepared by Urban Edge) – Ref. 2960-URB-BRO-XX-DA-A-2A3750-P00
- Proposed Planting Plan (Prepared by Urban Edge) – Drawing no. 2960-URB-NQ-00-DR-L-208150-P02
- Landscape Outline Specification (Prepared by Urban Edge) – Ref. 2960-URB-ZZ-00-SP-L-A6701
- Green Infrastructure Statement (Prepared by CarneySweeney) – dated 26 January 2026
- Transport Assessment (Prepared by TPP Consulting) – dated January 2026
- Travel Plan (Prepared by TPP Consulting) – dated January 2026
- Noise Assessment (Prepared by Sharps Redmore) – dated 10 November 2025
- Flood Consequences Assessment (Prepared by Weetwood Services Limited) – Ref. V2.1
- Drainage Strategy (Prepared by SWF Consulting) – Ref. 9540-SWF-XX-XX-D-C-1101
- Drainage Strategy Report (Prepared by SWF Consulting) – Ref. 9540-SWF-XX-XX-TR-C-0201
- Preliminary Ecological Assessment Update Letter Report with previous PEA (August 2023) attached (Prepared by Greengage) – dated 22 January 2026
- Net Benefit for Biodiversity Assessment (Prepared by Greengage) – dated January 2026
- Phase 1 Geoenvironmental Desk Study (Prepared by Earth, Environmental and Geotechnical Consulting) – dated December 2025.
- Geoenvironmental Site Investigation Report (Prepared by Earth, Environmental and Geotechnical Consulting) – dated December 2025.
- Planning and Retail Statement (Prepared by CarneySweeney) - Ref. V1.
- Arboricultural Report and Arboricultural Impact Assessment (Prepared by Treefellas Arboriculture Limited) – dated January 2026.
How to Respond
We welcome your feedback on the proposed development. Please submit any comments by 8 March 2026 either by post or email:
Email: rhianon.jones@carneysweeney.co.uk
Post: Carney Sweeney, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, CF24 0EB
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