Scunthorpe could be getting a new Co-op
there's also plans for a Cooplands and a Starbucks
Co-op is set to open a new store in Scunthorpe.
Plans are currently in the works for two retail units next to the Kingsway circle, along with a Starbucks drive-thru.
Co-operative Central England has applied for a licence to take over one of the new stores.
The proposed site off Lloyds Avenue used to be the site of the Kingsway House until it was demolished in 2010.
The plans by Almscliffe Dhesi Developments were submitted to North Lincolnshire Council in May and are still under consideration.
The other store is understood to be a Cooplands.
The licence would allow the Co-op to open from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Friday.
A total of 45 parking spaces would be created for the separate units, with access created onto the Kingsway from Lloyds Avenue.
The scheme attracted criticism when it was unveiled, with residents fearing that it could worsen traffic problems in the area.
They also pointed out that there were already existing vacant buildings.
One comment submitted to the planning website says: “The town centre has so many empty units. We should be encouraging new businesses into those units, not building more away from the town centre.
“It will cause traffic chaos on an already busy main road and circle.
“The local residents already have a perfectly good row of shops at Brumby Corner, there is no need for more.”
They added the plans were “a blot on the landscape considering we have a beautiful park across the road.”
Another said: “Access on and off the site would make residents’ lives awful. The road can not sustain more traffic.
“It is also unnecessary as we have enough shops. If the site was to be used by a café with on-site parking that wouldn’t be too bad, but this will have a high traffic element which will add unneeded problems.”