24-hour self-service launderette could soon open at this Leyland supermarket
It’s all part of an expansion plan by Timpson.
Doing your washing at the same time as your weekly shop? It could soon be an option at one Lancashire supermarket.
Plans have been lodged with South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC) for a 24-hour self-service launderette at Tesco Express in Towngate, Leyland.
The proposed unit is part of a joint venture by Timpson Ltd and Tesco Stores Ltd, and would take up space on the pavement directly outside the shop, to the left side of the entrance, as you look at it from the car park.
It is part of an expansion plan by Timpson - which owns the Johnson Specialist Cleaning brand - with Tesco evaluating stores which have margin within the car park to afford the kiosk two car parking spaces or the equivalent paved area.
The kiosk is a rectangular shape, measuring 3.4m in length, 2.3m in depth and 2.7m in height.
A planning statement says: “The proposed location has been selected after consideration was given to the provision that it would minimise any impact on the customers wishing to use the main store and is conveniently situated for its power and water requirements.”
If approved, the kiosk will be available for the public to use 24 hours a day, Monday to Sunday, and Johnsons would look to recruit a part-time member of staff to maintain the kiosk through weekly visits. Imagery accompanying the application suggests that customers can wash and dry their items within an hour.
The planning statement adds: “It is the experience of Johnsons that due to the nature and value of uses that they provide, they are not a destination in their own right, and rely heavily on existing footfall to be viable. As such it is not expected to increase traffic to the site.”
The applicants also claim that light pollution would not be an issue at the location.
The statement continues: “Johnsons and Tesco share many of the core brand principles and provide their customers the level of service that means that they chose to return. The Johnsons Specialists Cleaning Kiosk will offer customers the convenience of providing a self service laundry service at their local town centre superstore.”
Other kiosks available across the country have hit the headlines after customers complained that dirty horse rugs were being washed in the machines.
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