PLANS have been submitted to alter a former bargain shop into a supermarket in Worcester city centre.

Tesco Express will be opening at the site of The Pound Shop which closed its doors for good on Saturday (October 15).

A planning application submitted on behalf of Tesco Express to Worcester City Council has asked for permission to install three fascia signs, a projecting sign, frosting and vinyl.

The application was submitted on Friday, September 30, with a consultation period set to take place from Thursday (October 20) until Wednesday, November 2.

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The supermarket giant previously submitted another application to sell alcohol at the new location between 6am and midnight every day.

The application was also for late night refreshment every day between 11pm and midnight.

Towards the end of September, The Pound Shop was displaying "closing down sale" signs in its windows.

The signs in the shop windows read: "Closing down sale" and "Everything must go".

Customers were able to get their hands on heavily discounted items as the bargain shop prepared to close.

The Pound Shop first opened in Worcester in October 2021 and saw queues of people lining up to be the first through the doors.

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The unit was previously empty for almost three years after music chain HMV closed in 2019.

HMV made the decision to close in Worcester after its new owner said it was no longer a viable business option.

Another Tesco Express store in the city centre is currently based on Foregate Street, next to the train station.

A date has not yet been confirmed when the new Tesco Express is set to open in Worcester.

Several new shops have opened up in the city centre including Paw and Co dog cafe in Reindeer Court.

Hash, ran by the former owners of The Old Rec, has opened a restaurant in CrownGate while online retailer Hope and Story has launched a physical shop.

The pop-up shop on Friar Street will be selling products until Christmas.

Co-owner Betsy Vickery said: "We are incredibly excited to launch our new pop-up shop and already have plans in place to hopefully establish a permanent retail presence on Worcester’s high street in early 2023 - giving local consumers the opportunity to see what these fantastic independent brands have to offer.”