Marks & Spencer is proposing a brand new standalone M&S Foodhall at Waterton Road, Bridgend. The wider development will also include an Aldi foodstore and a coffee drive thru, together with parking, access improvements, landscaping and green infrastructure.

The proposed Foodhall will be located at Waterton Road, Bridgend, CF31 3YY, approximately 2km south-east of Bridgend town centre.

The site is currently occupied in part by Compact Cars and Vans. Other parts of the site are used for car auctions or comprise vacant, rough or underused land. Compact Cars has secured planning permission to relocate elsewhere within Bridgend.

The M&S Foodhall will provide approximately 18,000 sq. ft. of net sales space. The overall M&S building will have a gross internal area of approximately 24,588 sq. ft.

The store will offer the full M&S Food range, with around 6,600 product lines. This will include popular ranges such as Plant Kitchen and Eat Well, alongside an in-store bakery, hot chicken counter, a Click and Collect point, as well as fresh food, everyday favourites and seasonal products.

No. There is an M&S Outlet in Bridgend, but there is currently no M&S Foodhall. The proposals will bring a brand new M&S food offer to the town.

M&S has a longstanding requirement for a new Foodhall serving Bridgend, Porthcawl and the Vale. Following a detailed review of potential sites, Porth Waterton was identified as a location that can meet the operational requirements of the store while providing good access by road, public transport, walking and cycling.

Yes. The new M&S Foodhall is expected to employ around 70 colleagues. The wider development will create further employment through the Aldi foodstore and coffee drive thru.

Alongside the M&S Foodhall, the wider commercial development will include an Aldi foodstore and a coffee drive thru, as well as customer parking, electric vehicle charging, cycle parking, new landscaping and green infrastructure.

There will be 332 parking spaces across the wider development, with dedicated parking serving each of the main uses. The M&S area includes accessible and parent and child spaces, together with cycle parking and electric vehicle charging provision.

A new road junction will be created to enable access into the site from Waterton Road. The proposals also include pedestrian and cycle routes within the site and connections to the wider active travel network.

A Transport Assessment has been prepared as part of the planning application. It concludes that the proposed site access can accommodate the development traffic and that the wider highway network would remain operationally sound, with minimal queues and delays forecast at the site access.

The Planning and Retail Statement considers the relationship with Bridgend town centre, including the sequential test, retail need and retail impact. It concludes that there is a demonstrable quantitative and qualitative need for the development and that the proposals can be accommodated without significant adverse impact on the town centre.

The opening date will depend on the planning process and the delivery programme. Further updates will be provided as the application progresses.

You can share your comments through the project website. Once the planning application has been submitted and validated by Bridgend County Borough Council, comments can also be submitted through the Council’s planning portal.

Bridgend County Borough Council will consider the planning application and supporting technical information before making a decision.