DIY retailer Wickes has announced the opening date for its new store in South Warwickshire.

Nub News reported last month the company had secured a 15-year lease at Unit A at Spa Park off Tachbrook Road.

The company joins existing occupiers at Spa Park including Berry Global, Bladon Micro Turbines, Liberty Commodities Limited, Martin Sprocket & Gear and Opus International Products.

And the new location will officially open on Friday 25 October, Wickes' website said.

The new store will open at Tachbrook Road (image via planning application)

A planning application to Warwick District Council earlier this year said the unit was completed in February 2023, but had no takers until Wickes decided to move in.

"WBS has a very long-standing requirement for a new full-line branch to serve the Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa catchment," the application said. 

"It is, in fact, the occupier's top locational priority in the UK making this a particularly significant acquisition for the business."

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Plans show there will be a slight change of use for the unit, as well as a new entrance built and the car park reconfigured.

Wickes already has a base on Coten end in Warwick, which is predominantly a kitchen and bathroom showroom.

The firm says it will stay here until at least 2027 (when its lease ends) alongside its new unit south of the town which is expected to stock the full Wickes range.