Woolworths Goonellabah plans to increase the grocery pick-up and home delivery components of its business.

Woolworths has submitted a DA (development application) with Lismore City Council for 'Proposed alterations and additions to an existing shopping centre to provide Direct To Boot services & additional Home Delivery services, including the construction of a roof canopy, relocation of TOMRA recycling container, storage area, loading docks and associated signage, along with an extension of the loading hours.

The changes are estimated to cost $2.8 million.

The proposed changes are at the front of the Woolworths building outside Anytime Fitness. Six new 'direct to boot' rear parking bays will be developed to service the increased need for online shopping.

Existing parking bays will be lost, including two accessible parking bays, but they will be relocated.

There will be more changes at the loading dock area of Woolworths where the Return and Earn and recycling bins are located.

The Return and Earn will be relocated to the corner car park, to the left when you enter the area off Oliver Avenue. The recycle bins will also be relocated.

A new Home Delivery depot ramp will be constructed where those facilities exist.

The existing playground near Simeoni Drive will get a refresh and the trolley bay will be relocated.

The plan says that there will be a loss of two car parking bays. However, Woolworths claim that the benefits of Direct To Boot and Home Delivery will offset that loss.

The proposed extended loading times between 5am and 7am.

An Environmental Noise Assessment Report said the potential noise generated by the proposed extended loading hours was assessed at the nearest noise-sensitive receivers in accordance with the noise criteria detailed in the NSW Noise Policy for Industry. Noise levels were predicted to comply with the noise criteria without the need for acoustic treatment.

Lismore City Council has yet to make a decision on the DA.