A long-awaited second large-scale supermarket chain has plans to open in Wānaka.

An application to build a Woolworths supermarket in Three Parks was lodged with the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) yesterday (Monday November 18).

Woolworths New Zealand is planning a 3,810m2 supermarket - comparable in size to New World Three Parks - and it is planning to offer pick-up and delivery services of its groceries.

It will be a “state of the art, full service store designed to meet the needs of the growing local community,” Woolworths New Zealand director of property Matt Grainger told the Wānaka App. 

The proposed Woolworths supermarket (green rectangle) and retail shops will be on the same side of Sir Tim Wallis Drive as Mitre 10 MEGA.

If approved, the new supermarket is set to be located in Three Parks on the south side of Mitre 10 MEGA, diagonally opposite New World Three Parks.

As well as the supermarket itself, the Woolworths will include 200m2 of separate retail, food or beverage tenancies.

The supermarket would be known as ‘Woolworths Three Parks’.

The proposed site layout.

The development would also feature a publicly accessible open space/plaza alongside Sir Tim Wallis Drive, and there would be parking for more than 180 cars, as well as provision for campervans and bicycles.

“It’s great to be at this stage with our proposed new supermarket and we look forward to working with the council as the application progresses,” Matt said.

QLDC is currently considering Woolworth’s New Zealand’s application.

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