A new M&S Foodhall in Ludlow would offer local customers with a range of great quality food products, according to a planning application.
The updates planning application, submitted to Shropshire Council says:
“We’re pleased to be submitting updated plans to open a brand new M&S Foodhall in Ludlow, which would offer local customers a wide range of great quality, trusted value M&S Food products.
“Together with Avenbury Properties and their team, we have considered feedback from our very positive public consultation with the local community, and have worked with Shropshire Council to make further improvements to the proposed store design.
“These plans for a new M&S Foodhall represent a significant investment in the local area and will make a positive contribution to the local economy – both by unlocking employment opportunities for up to 70 people on an allocated employment site which has sat undeveloped for the last eight years, and by helping to attract shoppers to the local area, enhancing the existing, vibrant retail offer in Ludlow.”
A Marks and Spencer spokesperson said:
“These plans for a new M&S Foodhall represent a significant investment in the local area and will make a positive contribution to the local economy.”
The development would include 8 spaces for electric vehicles and would be the second major retailer to invest in the market town in recent years, with Sainsbury’s opening a store on the outskirts of the town.
The proposal seeks to improve accessibility to additional amenities within Ludlow and provide employment opportunities which is a direct response to the future expansion of this site.
The site benefits from being located at the junction between the A49 and Sheet Rd meaning it is well connected to the remainder of the town.
It will also form part of a broader expansion of Ludlow to the east with current and planned developments.
