PLANS for a new Aldi supermarket in Dunoon have received strong local interest following a well-attended public consultation event.
The discount retailer is proposing a £9.7 million store on the former gasworks site on Hamilton Street, a long-vacant site in the heart of the town.
The development would create up to 35 local jobs, with further employment supported during the construction phase and across Aldi’s wider supply chain.
A public drop-in consultation was held at the Queen’s Hall on Thursday, January 22, where residents were invited to view the plans, speak directly with members of the project team and give their feedback. Aldi has confirmed that more than 260 people attended the session during the four-hour event.
According to the company, the response from the community was overwhelmingly positive, with strong interest shown both at the event and through feedback submitted online.
Commenting on the consultation, Andy Doyle, Real Estate Director at Aldi, said: We have been greatly encouraged by the level of interest and the overwhelmingly positive response we have received from the Dunoon community, both at last week’s consultation event and through the feedback submitted via our project website.
The proposed store would increase retail choice for local residents by bringing Aldi’s high-quality, affordable groceries to Dunoon, while also creating up to 35 new local jobs and supporting further employment during construction and across our wider supply chain.
We are keen to continue hearing from residents and would encourage anyone who has not yet had their say to review the plans and submit feedback before the consultation closes on February 5, ahead of a planning application being submitted to Argyll and Bute Council.
A dedicated project website has been launched at www.aldiconsultation.co.uk/Dunoon, where members of the public can view the proposals and submit feedback. The online consultation will remain open until February 5.
