PLANS for a new Home Bargains branch in Dorset which would create 60 jobs have taken a step forward after a town council recommended its approval.
As previously reported, Hopkins Estates LTD submitted plans to build a two-storey retail unit, car park and surrounding landscaping at Kingsmead Business Park in Gillingham.
The proposed Home Bargains will have a gross internal area of 1,627sqm and a net retail sales area of 1,429sqm. Plans state the store would sell a mixture of food and drink, homeware, cleaning supplies and toiletries.
Developers aim to build 100 new car parking spaces as well as six bicycle parking spaces. The proposed store would be accessed by a newly constructed road which will also provide access to a soon-to-be opened petrol station.