Welcome

A planning application is being prepared by Tradepark and Lidl to develop land off Marfleet Avenue, Marfleet, Hull as part of a mixed-use development comprising a new Lidl foodstore and employment/commercial units including a drive-thru.

This website provides details regarding the proposals and, as a local resident, invites your comments.

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About Lidl

Since establishing itself in Great Britain in 1994, Lidl GB has experienced continuous growth and today has over 34,000 employees, over 970 stores and 14 distribution centres in England, Wales and Scotland. The supermarket takes pride in providing its customers with the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices throughout Great Britain.

Social responsibility and sustainability are at the core of the company’s daily operations, with the company placing a strong emphasis on its responsibility for people, society
and the environment.

Lidl GB is passionate about working with British producers and sources two thirds of its products from British suppliers. Lidl GB pay rates for hourly-paid colleagues are a minimum of £12.75 per hour, increasing to £13.65 with length of service. Lidl pays above the Government’s updated National Living Wage and the Living Wage Foundation’s new Real Living Wage, being implemented in April.

About Tradepark

Tradepark has been acquiring and developing property for over 25 years across Yorkshire.

They are well established in Hull and have an excellent track record of delivering mixed-use and flexible employment sites within the City and have an extensive portfolio.

Examples of Tradepark’s current operations across Hull include:

K3, Clough Road
K2, Bond Street
Hull Microfirms Centre, Wincolmlee
Stockholm Road, Hull

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Site Context

The site is located to the east of Marfleet Avenue in Marfleet, Hull. It is around 2.7 hectare in size and comprises a disused part of the former Fenner industrial complex.

There are residential properties located to the north and south of the site; the former Fenner Dunlop factory site to the east and residential and employment properties to the west.

The site comprises a disused area of open space that was associated with the former Fenners site. It relates well to surroundings which include a mix of residential and industrial/commercial uses.

To the south of the site lies an existing bowling green.

The site is highly accessible, being located close to existing public transport facilities and established walking and cycling networks.

Site Context Plan
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The Proposals

The proposals include:

A high-quality new Lidl store, designed to the very latest specification, including modern in-store facilities, Lidl’s popular bakery, a 1,347 sqm sales area and customer toilets with baby changing facilities

4no. employment / commercial units designed to attract a range of potential occupiers, including start-up businesses, and including scope for a drive-thru unit

Direct vehicular access into the site from Marfleet Avenue via a widening of the existing access point

Parking and servicing areas, including, in respect of the Lidl store, six accessible spaces, two rapid electric vehicle charging spaces, nine parent and child spaces and covered cycle spaces

A high-quality landscaping scheme that will supplement the retention of existing planting - where possible – with new tree planting

Site Layout Plan
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New pedestrian and cycle routes into the site

The existing bowling green and open storage area to the south of the site would be retained as part of the proposals, alongside an existing building.

CGI of Proposed Development

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The Benefits

The development proposals would result in the following key benefits:

Regeneration of a vacant and partially derelict site in a highly sustainable location in Hull

Opportunity for renewable energy generation, including through the provision of PV panels on the roof of the Lidl store

Significant new employment creation, including 40 new full and part time jobs in the Lidl store, and around 100-200 jobs in the employment / commercial units

Enhance the choice of retail facilities available locally

Additional employment opportunities associated with the construction phase

Encourage the promotion of sustainable transport with improved pedestrian and cycle connectivity

Helping to refurbish and enhance existing facilities to the south of the site, including the existing bowling green

Improve the appearance of the site through the delivery of a comprehensive landscaping scheme

New rapid EV charging provision

Provide opportunity to enrich local biodiversity through new on-site planting

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Have your say

Before a planning application for the proposals is submitted to Hull City Council, we would like to know what the local community thinks.

To have your say, please complete the feedback form here.

All comments should be made by: Friday 5 September 2025.

If you have any other queries at all, then please email us on: lidlmarfleet@lichfields.uk

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What happens next

The proposals presented on this website illustrate how the development could look once completed. The design and appearance of the scheme could change following this consultation or indeed following comments from the Council after the application has been submitted.

Any comments received will be carefully considered before the proposals are finalised. Following consideration of feedback received from this consultation exercise, it is envisaged that a planning application for the proposed development will be submitted later this year.

Thereafter, the Council will undertake further statutory consultation before determining the application.