New supermarket for growing Toowoomba region town

A TOWN near Toowoomba is growing up, with plans for its first supermarket going before Toowoomba Regional Council.

THE town of Kingsthorpe is growing up, with plans for its first supermarket going before Toowoomba Regional Council.

Developer Lee Bermingham said the growing town was under-serviced, with the closest supermarket in Oakey.

The Foodworks supermarket will also include a coffee shop and bakery.

Mr Bermingham said it would provide jobs for residents of the township of about 2300 people.

The supermarket will be built on 9-13 Kingsthorpe Haden Rd at the site of Allens Rural & Hardware and close to the Gowrie Hotel Motor Inn.

The application was lodged by Toowoomba-based town planners Precinct Urban Planning and includes a provision for 22 car parks.

Landscaping and shade tree plantings will be installed to improve the amenity of the site.

The application also seeks a permit for a self-storage facility and an associated subdivision.

Clearwell Properties is behind the development.

Staff at Allens Rural & Hardware were unable to confirm future plans for the store.

Originally published as New supermarket for growing Toowoomba region town