Aldi plans to open new supermarkets in 24 locations across UK – full list

Aldi plans to open new supermarkets in 24 locations across UK – full list Aldi has announced a wave of planned and confirmed supermarket openings across the UK as the budget retailer continues to grow in popularity Aldi has plans to launch 24 new stores across the UK with 16 of them set to open in the coming months. The budget supermarket has also submitted planning applications for stores at eight further sites across the UK - including a recent proposal for a £7m branch at Wirral Waters in Seacombe, Merseyside. Aldi frequently comes top of the list of the UK’s cheapest supermarkets and the brand has been expanding in recent years. The retailer recently beat Morrisons by becoming the fourth-largest supermarket in the UK. As well as the eight proposed sites, Aldi also recently confirmed 16 new locations where it will open in the next few months, the Express reports. "Our £370m investment in new stores this year will help us bring Aldi’s unbeatable value to even more communities, supporting local economies through our industry-leading pay for colleagues," Jonathan Neale, managing director of national real estate at Aldi UK, said. Aldi planning applications - Thames Ditton, Surrey: Plans to build an Aldi on the former site of a car dealership in the Surrey town were approved in March. - Keynsham, Somerset: Plans to build an Aldi store in Keynsham were recently approved by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s planning committee. - Melksham, Wiltshire: Aldi has recently submitted plans to open a store at the Farmers Roundabout just off Bradford Road. However, concerns have been raised over flooding in the area. - Seacombe, Merseyside: Aldi has unveiled plans for a new £7m store. It has submitted a planning application to Wirral Council for the new branch. - Devizes, Wiltshire: Aldi recently submitted a proposal to build a new store and drive-thru coffee shop at The Bike School, on London Road in Devizes. - Plymouth, Devon: Plans for an Aldi supermarket on land at Plymstock, where a new community of 1,684 homes is being built, have been submitted to Plymouth City Council. - Eastfield, North Yorkshire: Aldi recently unveiled plans for a new store in Eastfield, which would feature a new food store, with a net sales area of 1,228 sqm, along with a customer car park. - St Mellons, Cardiff: Robert Hitchins Limited, regional property developers and owners of Eastern Business Park, in partnership with Aldi, are bringing forward proposals to open "a new high-quality food store" on land at Plot A, Wern Fawr Lane, St Mellons. Confirmed Aldi locations opening in 2026 - Hattersley, Greater Manchester - Newport, Isle of Wight - Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - Newport, South Wales - Orpington, London - Hoxton, London - Ashford, Kent - Watford, London - Rayleigh, Essex - Balsall Common, West Midlands - Marble Arch, London - Malton, North Yorkshire - Port Talbot, Wales - Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands - Wigan, Greater Manchester - Sudbury, Suffolk