THIRTY jobs could be created as discount supermarket Aldi unveils plans to move into Mapperley, just weeks after showing off plans for a new store in Basford.
The new store in Mapperley would be on Woodborough Road at a site previously occupied by Nottingham AutoPark.
AutoPark parent company Drive Assist Group went into administration in December.
A community newsletter and feedback card about the plans will be sent to all houses in the area. A spokesman for Aldi said it would give customers in Mapperley better choice.
Mapperley councillor Emma Dewinton said: "At the moment we've not seen the proposal, we've had a letter telling us it's happening. There are issues like traffic management which are very important.
"We do see the positives but we have to see the application and think about it."
Denise Bailey runs Bailey's Food Market in Woodborough Road. She said small shops were struggling.
She said: "We're struggling but it's not just about shops, it's about community. We have a personal service.
"People come here to have a chat and that's what's going to be missing."
Louise Jeremiah, owner of Deli-icious sandwich shop in Woodborough Road, said: "We've had a Costa, a Subway and a Greggs move nearby, and you just have to deal with it as horrible as it is. I'm not opposed but I do understand why other people are."
Teacher Anne Stevenson, 57, of Hilton Road, Mapperley, said: "It would give a bit of competition and it would bring jobs to the area."
But IT worker Ian McFee, 56 of Lucknow Drive, Mapperley Park, said: "I would be particularly concerned about traffic levels. At certain times of the day, the road along there is very, very busy.
"The effect it would have on independent traders just doesn't bear thinking about."
A public exhibition will be held at the Mapperley Community Centre in Woodborough Road on Friday.