Burgess Hill Constructions
Demolition Of Gas Holder & The Construction Of Lidl, Leylands Road, Burgess Hill 2017 - Present

Planning Application: DM/15/5108

Demolition of redundant gas holder station, remediation works, and redevelopment to provide a new foodstore (Class A1), associated parking and servicing areas, widening to existing site access, landscaping and other associated works.

The application was submitted in December 2015.


The gas holder pre-demolition in August 2017.


Work begins with the removal of the roof in early September.



Work begins on cutting up the gas holder.


Farewell to the stairs - climbed frequently by site intruders!

#BurgessHill #Gasholder Update: Successful removal of the roof shell plate to expose the main #truss frame.#demolition #engineering pic.twitter.com/ymEu0rKuFo

— Coleman Demolition (@colemanandco) September 21, 2017

Progression of the #roof #removal #Burgess Hill #Gasholder@ColemanGroup_UK @MarkColeman71 #engineering pic.twitter.com/yQ6chdzc0f

— Coleman Demolition (@colemanandco) September 20, 2017

A computer drawing of how the new Lidl store will look from the West of Leylands Road


Here's the predicted view from the East of Leylands Road.