Darlington Faverdale Lidl takes shape as latest pictures show

Plans for a 1,900sq m Lidl store on the former SCA Packaging factory site on Faverdale Industrial Estate were approved by Darlington Borough Council in October 2020.

A Home Bargains store and Starbucks drive-thru outlet were also approved and is due to be built in coming months.

Once complete, the scheme is expected to create around 130 jobs and represent a £10m investment by developers.

And as these pictures show, work is well underway on the Lidl store as the building can be seen looking near to completion behind construction barriers and fences.

Sarah Caldecott (Image: How the Lidl is coming along)

Lidl supermarket on Darlington's Faverdale Industrial Estate Picture: Sarah Caldecott (Image: Sarah Caldecott)

At the time of the development, the council’s planning committee rejected the findings of an independent study it commissioned which concluded the proposed Faverdale Industrial Estate stores could have a damaging impact on businesses in nearby Cockerton.

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