Morrisons to open in Wilmslow

by Lisa Reeves

Tuesday 5^th April 2011

Tue 5^th Apr 2011

Morrisons have applied for a premises licence in Wilmslow.

The UK's fourth largest food retailer has submitted a licence application to Cheshire East Council for 51 Whitecroft House on Water Lane.

A spokesperson from Morrison Supermarkets said "I can confirm that we have applied for a licence to operate a convenience store in the premises which is scheduled to open in the summer."

The new convenience store will have a cash machine and create approximately 15 jobs which Morrisons will be recruiting for locally.

Whitecroft House is located next to the Aston Martin dealership with a car park at the rear of the three storey property.

Morrison's application is for the supply of alcohol between the hours of 6am and midnight, Monday to Sunday inclusive.

Tags:: Morrisons, Water Lane

Comments

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Tim Lyons

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 at 2:54 pm

Do the shoppers in Wilmslow really have a need for another large supermarket chain?

Jon Lacey

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 at 5:12 pm

Fantastic news! Yes we do need another supermarket. New jobs for local people. Better than an empty building..?

Alison Warburton

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 at 9:56 pm

Mmmm, a budget supermarket next to an Aston Martin garage!
- an added complication is where's the parking going to be?

But, better to have a use for a building than not.

Tim Lyons

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 at 10:16 pm

15 new jobs does sound great, and yes better than an empty building as there is a collection of these along that part of the road. I thought that as an existing office building of this size, it would have had greater potential for new jobs.

Julie Jordan

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 at 10:22 pm

I'm pleased that Morrisons are opening a store in Wilmslow! Will save me from travelling to Cheadle Heath once a month!

Alison Warburton

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 at 10:35 pm

Good point Tim, a convenience store must only use 1 floor?; what of the rest in this multi- storey block? Seems more suited for eg a firm of lawyers, accountants or multiple businesses.

Wilmslow already has a Tesco and Sainsbury and Waitrose which seem to cater for a range of budgets...

Diane Atkinson

Wednesday 6^th April 2011 at 2:33 pm

Great news! We need a convenience store this end of Wilmslow. Hopefully it will have lots of fresh fruit and vegetables too!