New Starbucks drive-through to open in Stoke-on-Trent
New plans have been approved for a second Starbucks drive-through in Stoke-on-Trent at the site of a former Lidl supermarket.
The former Lidl site, on The Strand in Longton, will be redeveloped into a Starbucks drive-through, two additional retail units and a 16-bay EV charging hub, all accessed from Edensor Road.
Similar plans were refused in August last year due to road safety, heritage and visual amenity concerns.
The application submitted on behalf of the applicant, Metalcraft Projects Limited, said: "The application proposals relate to minor alterations to the building and wider site to facilitate the reconfiguration and conversion of the former foodstore building and wider site to form 1 No. drive thru' coffee shop and 1 No. commercial / retail units (Class E) and an EV charging hub.
"The unit will be occupied by one of the main national operators within this sector and will generate a number of job opportunities across a range of roles with flexible shift patterns offered, with the identified operator offering training and career development opportunities, as well as a number of employee benefits, including discount schemes; pension plans; employee assistance and incentive schemes available to all staff.
"End operators have not yet been identified for Units B & C, however, at this stage it is anticipated that they are likely to accommodate a national retail or restaurant operators.
"The proposed 16-bay charging hub will operate 24/7 and will serve business and personal users in the local area, including customers of the proposed retail / commercial units and wider town centre, as well as providing en-route charging facilities for passing traffic on the surrounding highway network."
The planning officer's report concluded: "Despite the large amount of changes and development illustrated on the submitted proposed plans, the applicant has clearly stated that the majority of these fall outside of the consideration of this application as they would be undertaken utilising permitted development rights.
"Therefore the development for which planning permission is being sought, comprising elevational 12 alterations to install new shopfronts and cladding, external plant to serve Unit A and the provision of new pedestrian footways within the existing car park, are considered to be acceptable with regards to design and heritage, highway safety and drainage and flood risk subject to suitable conditions being imposed.
"The application, for the operational development stipulated within the description of development only, is therefore recommended for approval."
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