Lidl: Marton step closer to own store after demolition works given green light
Marton is a step closer to having its own Lidl, now that demolition works have been approved.
Middlesbrough Council has permitted the German discount chain to demolish existing hardstanding at the site of the proposed new supermarket, on Stokesley Road.
It was reported back in February that plans which sought to demolish the existing car park floor slabs and hardstanding were submitted by Lichfields, on behalf of Lidl, with an ambition to undertake the work between March 17 and April 20, this year. The application form said: “Demolition is required to clear the site for future redevelopment.”
Now, following recent additional submissions as part of the application process, the local planning authority has granted the supermarket chain permission to carry out the proposed demolition works, confirming that it has no objections.
The method of demolition is to be in accordance with the risk assessment and plan of work document, which says: “No known asbestos has been detailed at site and previous buildings have been demolished to ground level prior to these works.” The document does go on to highlight that the site has a history of asbestos containing materials.
The plan of work goes on to say: “The wider activities for these works are to remove slab and tarmac in preparation for the new build retail outlet.”
Until 2019, the site in question was home to the Marton Hotel and Country Club, which went up in flames in June of that year. Demolition of the remaining shell structure followed the blaze, and the land has been derelict since, gaining a place in a2020 council list of the town’s eyesore sites. As has been reported previously, areas of the former Marton Hotel and Country Club contained asbestos.
Lidl submitted plans for a store on the site in August 2025, and confirmed earlier this month that plans were “moving forward”, after ward councillors posted on their social media to tell residents of anoutstanding objection from National Highways. The proposals have seen more than 100 resident consultee responses, voicing both support and objections to the plans. No final decision has yet been made on whether the wider construction of the store will be allowed.