Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has confirmed that plans to open a new concept store in York has been approved.

Situated on Stirling Road at Clifton Moor, the IKEA Plan and Order Point (POP) store is set to take over a former JYSK space, which closed at the site in July last year after its lease on the unit expired.

According to a planning application, IKEA said: “A POP is a new trading concept for IKEA which they have rolled out in Preston, Aintree and Stockport to date.

“The new format caters to customers looking for a specific service for planning and buying fitted kitchen and bedroom furniture.

“The POP will provide areas to sit down with a sales representative, along with areas to display samples of materials, colours, finishes etc.

“When a customer has designed their kitchen and/or bedroom, the customer would pay for the fitted kitchen/bedroom chosen, which would then be delivered to their home address.”

After review, the City of York Council has approved the application for proposed IKEA signage above a retail unit in Stirling Road.

IKEA said that it has secured a lease at the site on Clifton Moor Retail Park in York for a new Plan & Order Point.

“We look forward to sharing more details about our plans and the store’s opening date in due course.”