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Proposals to partially demolish a Birmingham shopping centre to make way for a new Lidl store are set to go ahead after initially being refused.

Plans were lodged by the discount retailer chain to bulldoze part of Northfield Shopping Centre, with the application site vacant and most recently occupied by Wilko.

The proposals also included a new pedestrian walkway and ‘public realm improvements’ between the retained part of the shopping centre and the store to connect Victoria Common and Bristol Road South.

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A council report said the plans would secure a “long-term viable use for the site that would contribute positively to the vibrancy and vitality of the Northfield n

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