Aldi resubmits planning application for proposed new supermarket in Macduff

Aldi has confirmed it has resubmitted its planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for its proposed new supermarket in Macduff.

The submission follows the recent approval of the wider masterplan for the site at Duff Street, with the food retailer outlining it remains committed to bringing forward what would be its sixth store in Aberdeenshire.

Aldi’s original planning application for a new supermarket on the site was approved by Aberdeenshire Council in August 2022, however this decision was legally challenged in January this year via a Judicial Review from Tesco.

As a result of this process, the planning permission previously granted for the new food store was quashed.

Aldi then unveiled a new masterplan for the Duff Street site in April and subsequently held a public consultation in the town's Buchan Street Hall before its recent approval.

Speaking following the new submission, a spokesman for Aldi Stores UK said: “The resubmission of the planning application is an important step in our aspiration to open a new store in Macduff.

"We remain fully committed to doing so and excited by the prospect, encouraged by the level of support our plans have received from the local community.

“We would once gain like to thank all those who have supported us and urge them to formally write to Aberdeenshire Council to ensure their views are recorded and fully considered as part of the application’s determination.”

The new store, which would represent an investment of more than £3 million into the local area, would create up to 35 full and part-time job opportunities.

Should planning permission for the new store be granted, Aldi said it hopes that it will be open towards the end of next year.

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