One of the country’s biggest supermarkets has submitted a bid for a licence so it can open a new store in a Calderdale village.

Lidl’s licensing application is for the site which used to house the Crosslee factory on Brighouse Road in Hipperholme.

If approved, the licence would allow alcohol to be sold from 7am until 11pm, Monday through to Sunday.

People have until Wednesday, December to share their views by writing to Licensing Unit, Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, HX1 1UJ or emailing [email protected].

The former Crosslee factory site at Brighouse Road, Hipperholme.

placeholder image — The former Crosslee factory site at Brighouse Road, Hipperholme.

Lidl’s plans for the Hipperholme site were revealed in February last year when the firm announced a consultation on its proposals for a new store there.

Councillors approved outline planning permission for a homes, supermarket and retail units development on the former factory site in 2022.

A new 72-bed care home has also been built there.

Tumble dryer manufacturer Crosslee PLC announced they were stopping production at their Hipperholme factory in 2019.