Lidl new stores: Lidl wants to open 16 new stores in Nottinghamshire - full list of locations

German supermarket chain Lidl has announced plans to open 16 new stores in Nottinghamshire as part of a £500m expansion.

The chain is opening more than 40 stores across the UK this financial year, but has no plans to stop there.

Lidl currently has more than 980 stores and is hoping to smash the 1,000 barrier within months.

The retailer has also confirmed intentions to open dozens of other stores up and down the country, including more than a dozen here in Nottinghamshire.

Lidl is open to exploring opportunities in high streets, retail parks, and mixed-use town centre sites.

Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, said: “This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition. As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store.

“That’s why we welcome the measures proposed in the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill – they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards.”

“Our latest site requirements brochure reinforces the scale of our ambition for the future.

“New Lidl stores mean new jobs, new opportunities for British suppliers, and continued investment into local economies. We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the country, and with this investment, we’re taking another big step in our journey.”

Everywhere Lidl wants to open a new store in Nottinghamshire:

• Hucknall
• Kirby-in-Ashfield
• Mansfield - North West
• Mansfield - South
• Nottingham - Basford
• Nottingham - Beeston (relocation)
• Nottingham - Central
• Nottingham - Edwalton / Gamston
• Nottingham - Gedling
• Nottingham - Lady Bay
• Nottingham - Mapperley
• Nottingham - Sneinton
• Nottingham - Strelley
• Nottingham - Tollerton
• Radcliffe on Trent
• Sutton-in-Ashfield (relocation)