A wave of investment is set to transform a long-standing industrial estate after the opening of an Aldi store “raised the profile” of the area.

Plans have been submitted to redevelop part of Pennypot Industrial Estate in Hythe, with owners hoping to replace a dated building with three modern business units.

Applicant WBA Hythe Ltd is a family-run company that has owned the site off Dymchurch Road for many years.

The business says the arrival of Aldi, which opened next door in 2019, has created an opportunity for “considerable investment”.

It says the opening of the German discount giant has added footfall and “raised the profile” of the area.

Proposals lodged to Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) would see the partial demolition of a two-storey building which once housed a p

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