Aldi is asking to demolish a cottage at Canford Bottom adjacent to the site where it hopes to build a new supermarket.
Dorset Council is being asked to approve the demolition of Railway Cottage using its 233 square metre footprint for soft landscaping for the new foodstore.
The planning application for the store is expected to come before an area planning committee in July.
Solicitors acting for Aldi say the cottage is in an awkward position with its demolition “creating a cleaner site and vastly improved biodiversity, creating an attractive green frontage to the roadside of the proposed store.”
The company say it has entered into an agreement with the cottage owners.
Aldi said in a design and access statement when it first proposed the £7million store that landscaping, including hedges and new trees, will be planted around the supermarket.
Up to 40 new full and part-time jobs could be created from development, according to Aldi.
Agent Kendall Kingscott said: “The introduction of an Aldi store will improve the current retail offering to the local community by providing a modern, budget supermarket, enhancing consumer choice.”
A spokesman added: “A new store will improve access to high quality, affordable food – helping to tackle the rising cost of living, while reducing the need to travel to supermarkets further afield.
“We are aware that there is a lack of discount supermarket options for residents in Canford Bottom, Wimborne and the surrounding areas.”
Opposition to the new store has included claims that the location is ‘inappropriate’ using Green Belt land and could add to traffic problems in the area.
There has also been support from those who would welcome a lower cost choice of shopping.
The application can be seen on the Dorset Council website using reference 2025/02905.
