BOURNEMOUTH town centre could be getting a new supermarket if fresh plans are approved.
Korea Foods, which operates a number of Asian supermarkets under the name of Seoul Plaza, says it wants to open a new shop in Holdenhurst Road, Lansdowne.
In documents submitted to BCP Council, the plans show the chain is looking to open its latest supermarket on the ground floor of the current tallest building built, The Helm.
If given approval, the new supermarket would be located on the right hand side of the building next to the student accommodation block Lansdowne Point.
A floor plan shows three aisles with room for frozen food, fresh food in fridges, ambient food on shelves, till counters and area for coffee.
There is already a Seoul Plaza in Cardigan Road, just off Wimborne Road in Winton, as well as in London, Oxford, Liverpool and the Midlands.
Simon Lewis, consultant chief financial officer at Korea Foods, said the company has enjoyed “very successful trading” in Bournemouth so far as it looks to expand across the town.
He described the Lansdowne area as being a “great catchment area”, adding: “Seoul Plaza is embarking on a retail expansion plan and will concentrate, as well as Inner London, on vibrant student cities – and buoyed by the recent surge in popularity of Korean (and other Asian) food.”
Korea Foods’ website described itself as “the leading importer of Korean food in the UK, we offer the widest range of Korean products and have an extensive range of Japanese, Chinese and Thai products”.
Lansdowne has gone through much change in recent years and continues to expand its horizon – literally.
There are two granted applications to build the new tallest building in the town (Oxford Gardens) as well as the new second tallest building (The Laureate).
However, The Helm on the ground floor remains seemingly empty with the windows covered up.
The application, submitted earlier this month, has not yet been decided by the council and comments on the application can be made online.
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