First application made for major housing development #Pencoed #Bridgend

https://oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/05/first-application-made-for-major-housing-development/

Budget supermarket reveals not so Lidl expansion plans

Lidl GB has announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion, as the discounter moves forward with plans to open more than 40 new stores across the country this financial year.

In addition to the store openings, Lidl has also published a list of locations it wants to open new stores – including high streets, retail parks, and mixed-use town centre sites. This includes more than a dozen stores in South West Wales.

There are also places where the budget supermarket wants to relocate several existing stores to provide a larger building.

Lidl currently has 980 stores across the UK and employs over 34,000 people.

Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, said: “This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition. As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store. That’s why we welcome the measures proposed in the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill – they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards.”

“Our latest site requirements brochure reinforces the scale of our ambition for the future. New Lidl stores mean new jobs, new opportunities for British suppliers, and continued investment into local economies. We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the country, and with this investment, we’re taking another big step in our journey.”

All the places in South West Wales Lidl wants to open new stores

Swansea

Lidl has announced 3 locations in Swansea where it wants to open new stores in Morfa, Killay or Sketty and Mumbles. It has also said it wants to relocate its existing Penlan store.

Neath Port Talbot

The budget supermarket has said that it wants to open a new store in Port Talbot – East or Margam.

Carmarthenshire

Lidl wants to open new stores in two locations in Carmarthenshire. One in Burry Port and another to the North of Llanelli.

Pembrokeshire

The supermarket has revealed ambitions to open a one new store in Pembrokeshire, somewhere in Tenby. It also wants to relocate its existing Pembroke Dock store.

Bridgend County

There are four locations Lidl has aspirations to open new stores in Bridgend County, in Bridgend Town, Bridgend – East or Pencoed, Maesteg and Pyle.

South Powys

Lidl has said they’d like to open a new store in Ystradgynlais.

#Bridgend #BurryPort #Business #Killay #Lidl #Llanelli #Maesteg #Margam #MorfaRetailPark #Mumbles #PembrokeDock #Pencoed #Penlan #Pyle #retail #Sketty #supermarket #Swansea #Tenby #Ystradgynlais

Best foot forward? Pencoed rights of way audit finds more than half are difficult to use. #Bridgend #Pencoed

https://oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/04/best-foot-forward/

It was raining and grey. And the rain was ice cold and the grey as hard as slate. And there were puddles. And the police closed off the roads. And the little Welsh town turned out. And young and old formed a parade. And the priest said the world was crazy.

And then we remembered.

And the rain wasn't so cold and sky wasn't so grey and the puddles weren't so deep. And the police and town clapped the parade. And the world was a little less crazy.

Because we remembered.

#RemembranceDay #Pencoed

Surveyed and reviewed another Slow Way today. Pencoed to Sarn over Coity Wallia common. Not a human in sight for 90% of the walk, just skylarks, occasional Red Kites and lambs calling to occupy me. #Naute #SlowWays #Walking #Wellbeing #Introvert #Bridgend #Sarn #Pencoed #CoityWallia https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Sarpen/10515

At long last I’ve managed to rediscover the secret (ghost) house. After nearly 10 years searching around Coity Walia common it’s magically reappeared. #CoityWalia #Pencoed #Cerdded #Anturiaeth #GhostHouse #HiddenHouse #Magic #Cymru

Two decent Slow Ways walks today Llanharry to Talbot Green, then Talbot Green to Pencoed. Was visited by a nosy sheep and explored the wonderful sculptures in Llanharan Marshes run by the Wildlife Truss of South and West Wales. #Slowways #Brynna #TalbotGreen #Pencoed #Llanharry #WTSWW #Cerdded #sheepoftheday #SheepOfMastadon

Pencoed - Llanharry Slow Ways survey and walk review completed this morning. Lots of interesting things to see as well as a bit of a swim through a flooded track! #SlowWays #Pencoed #Llanharry #Cymru #Cerdded

Lovely day for a Slow Ways adventure. My starting point for Pencoed to Bridgend. Not going to be the most glamorous route, but one I’ll definitely use in the future. #JumpersForGoalposts #SlowWays #Pencoed #Penybont #Bridgend #Cerdded