Sustainability

The proposed store will meet Lidl’s high sustainability standards which are intended to minimise environmental impact over the lifetime of the store.

Recycling

• Store stock levels are carefully monitored in order to minimise deliveries to only one or two HGV deliveries per day, occasionally rising to three at peak periods such as Christmas.
• The returning HGV transports waste and recyclable material to the nearest Regional Distribution Centre for processing. This ensures that the return journey is not a wasted trip.
• Lidl constantly improve recycling levels.

Energy Consumption

• The store’s heating and lighting are controlled by a computerised Building Management System (BMS). This minimises energy consumption by adapting to external temperatures and lighting levels.
• The chilled food cabinets incorporate night blinds which trap the chilled air and reduce energy consumption overnight.
• In-store lighting utilises soft start fluorescent lights which minimise electricity consumption.
• The Lidl store will be heated using a hot water system powered by a condensing boiler.
• All lighting in the warehouse and staff welfare areas is controlled with motion sensors.
• When the building is occupied by staff only (with no customers), the lighting system is powered down to only use one out of every three fluorescent tubes.
• The car park lighting is switched off overnight, and is controlled by a Lux sensor during trading hours.

Fly Tipping

• Shopping trolleys are coin operated reducing trolley theft/abandonment and encouraging customers to return trolleys to the collection point near the store entrance.