LIDL supermarket has resubmitted plans for a new store at Stanecastle Roundabout in Irvine which would create 40 new jobs if approved.

The revised application has been submitted following consultation with North Ayrshire Council after the previous application was withdrawn earlier this year.

If the proposals are approved the new store will sit next to the new housing estate at Newmoor Industrial Estate which has already seen families moving in to new homes.

Lidl says it plans to “deliver a modern retail store, including an in-store bakery, longer-style tills with dual packing facilities, optional self-service tills, customer toilets, baby changing facilities and spacious employee welfare areas.”

Lidl GB said: “We are extremely pleased to bring forward our revised plans at Stanecastle Roundabout in Irvine following the overwhelming level of public support we received at our consultation last year.

“Having engaged with North Ayrshire Council we have agreed a number of changes to our proposals. We are pleased to now be able to submit our new proposals, our new store will help us achieve our ambition of increasing our footprint in North Ayrshire beyond our two current stores.

“The new store will provide much needed retail offering to the neighbourhoods of Irvine which are currently poorly underprovided for. It would also provide further choice for shoppers in Irvine as a whole. There is clear demand for our store as demonstrated by the near 300 letters of support have received.

“We are now in a position to resubmit an application for the new store and are keen to inform local residents and engage with key stakeholders regarding our proposals. We welcome the views and observations from across Irvine and are looking forward to meeting local residents and other stakeholders at our upcoming Public Information Days.”

Lidl are holding two Public Information Days to showcase their revised proposals for Irvine to members of the public.

These are taking place between 3pm and 7pm on Wednesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 10 at Gulab Tandoori Indian Restaurant and Bar on Stanecastle Roundabout.