A MAJOR new supermarket, A vet practice and a pet food store could open in Mapperley Plains in August, as part of a £560,000 scheme.
Gedling Borough Council is due to decide on Thursdayon a planning application for the three-unit development.
And planning consultant Mark Goodwill-Hodgson said he was confident consent would be given.
He said he could not reveal which company would be running the supermarket, but said it would be "one of the main chains".
He said the vet practice could "possibly be a relocation", but the supermarket and pet food store would be new businesses.
Between ten and 20 new jobs could be created as a result of the development.
"If we get planning permission, we would look to open in August," he added.
But Mark Hammans, chairman of the Arnold Business Forum, raised concerns over the proposals.
He said: "Those big supermarket chains seem to be taking over the world. It's a problem everywhere.
"All the independent traders will have to rely on the support from residents, which they'll need if they want to survive."
Graham Thraves, 65, of Digby Avenue in Mapperley, which is one-and-a-half miles from the site, said: "I think it will be good for the people who live in the area.
"At the moment, they have to go in the car to get to a food store, which is a shame, so they will probably really welcome it.
"But, apart from that, we already have three Co-ops in Mapperley, a big Tesco in Carlton, a big Asda and Sainsbury's in Arnold. So, apart from the residents in the area, I doubt there is a need for another food store.
"I also don't know if there is a need for a vet. We have plenty in the area."
Mr Thraves, who owns a labradoodle, currently uses Vets for Pets, on Woodborough Road.
"They've opened recently and then there is one on Coppice Road and Westdale Lane."
The building used to be occupied by a Budgen's branch, but has been empty since December.
The plans are for the building to be knocked down and replaced.
The supermarket chain in charge of the new business is looking to start recruitment in around four weeks.
For more information search for planning application reference 2012/1481.