Welcome
This website will provide updates regarding our exciting plans to bring a new ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ Sainsbury’s store to Shipston-on-Stour that would be capable of meeting the main food shopping needs of local people and encourage residents to stay local rather than travelling into neighbouring towns for their weekly food shop.
The new store would be situated on the corner of Tilemans Lane and Darlingscote Road, opposite the existing community facilities of Shipston Leisure Centre, skate park and Shipston High School, on a key route from Shipston towards the Fosse Way (A429).
We are pleased to provide an overview of our emerging proposals, which would bring jobs for local people and represent a significant investment in the town.
Your new Sainsbury’s Neighbourhood Hub store
Located on brownfield land at the corner of Tilemans Lane and Darlingscote Road, the new Neighbourhood Hub store will be 6,759 sq ft, providing a fantastic new destination for local people. Sainsbury’s is passionate about providing Good food for all of us, and our new store has been designed to do just that.
The new store has been designed as a Neighbourhood Hub, which is Sainsbury’s latest store concept, introduced to be the “best in neighbourhood” one-stop offer, with great value product choice and community at their heart.
The majority of people in Shipston-on-Stour currently travel into Stratford-upon-Avon or Moreton-in-Marsh to complete their weekly food shop but with its carefully curated range of over 6,000 great quality branded and Sainsbury’s own-brand products, the new store will give people everything they need to complete a weekly shop locally.
Image of Neighbourhood Hub Store
Sustainability & Transport
Sainsbury’s recently strengthened its commitment to tackle the climate crisis by accelerating its target to become Net Zero in its own operations by 2035, five years earlier than its original ambition. The new store would rely on 100% renewable electricity and would not use any natural gas to meet its heating requirements. The proposed store would also utilise energy efficient lighting and fittings, as well as an above ground rainwater harvesting tank to collect and reuse water for the flushing of the on-site WC facilities.
Vehicle access would be provided from Tilemans Lane and the store’s carpark would provide approximately 50 parking spaces, including ultra-rapid EV charging bays, as well as disabled and parent & child spaces close to the store entrance. Based upon data for similar sized stores, this level of parking will ensure there would be no parking overspill into the surrounding area.
The store’s servicing yard would be positioned close to the northern boundary and accessed from Tilemans Lane.
Two separate pedestrian accesses would be available from Darlingscote Road and cycle parking will be provided at the front of the store. The site is also well situated for public transport with the 51 and 75 buses stopping outside the site.
Community
We are committed to investing in Shipston, and Sainsbury’s will be looking to recruit roughly 40 new colleagues from the local area to join the new store team.
The job opportunities will vary across a wide range of departments, from entry to management level. Sainsbury’s pay all of its colleagues the Living Wage and recently announced an increase in base colleague pay to £12 an hour.
Sainsbury's are also committed to helping its customers through the rising pressures of the cost of living. As part of this, Sainsbury's have committed to invest £500 million to keep prices low. This includes an investment in food products, as part of the Sainsbury's Quality, Aldi Price Match, Price Lock and other special offers, as well as Argos and Habitat products.
In line with Sainsbury’s commitment to working with the local community to deliver the best possible store for Shipston, we would welcome the views of residents to find out what additional product lines they would like to see in-store.
Visual of proposed rear car park