Lidl has announced plans to open more than 100 new stores in London, including in Hampstead, Highgate and Camden.

The discount store, now the third largest supermarket in London, has published a list of more than 100 locations for potential new branches in London, with dozens in north London.

Across the UK, Lidl plans to open hundreds of new outlets, including in Bristol, Birmingham, and Berwick.

In London, new stores will also be opening in Wandsworth, Fulham, Hoxton, and Canning Town.

Lidl's chief development officer, Richard Taylor, said: "We have also been the fastest growing bricks and mortar supermarket for the past seven months in a row.

"With an exceptional store network and our laser focus on operational excellence, we're welcoming more customers through our doors than ever before, which positions us perfectly for continued expansion.

"We're planning to open hundreds of new Lidl stores but ultimately see no ceiling on our ambition or growth potential."

Lidl is searching for sites with a strong pedestrian or traffic flow, easy access, and in prominent locations.

The minimum size required for a standalone branch is one and a half acres, upping to four acres for mixed-use schemes.

The retailer added that units should be between 18,000 and 26,500 sq ft and provide more than 100 dedicated car parking spaces.

In terms of ownership, Lidl is willing to consider freehold, leasehold, or long leasehold opportunities.

If a site is successfully identified, the supermarket has pledged to pay a finder's fee of 1.5 per cent of the total freehold purchase price or 10 per cent of the first year's rent for leaseholds.

North London locations for potential new Lidl stores:

Angel

Archway

Barnet - East Barnet

Barnet - Friern Barnet

Barnet - High Barnet/

Chipping Barnet

Barnet - New Barnet

Belsize Park

Bounds Green

Caledonian Road

Camden

Canonbury

Chalk Farm

Charing Cross/Covent Garden

Collier Row

Crouch End

Clerkenwell

Colindale

Cricklewood

Edmonton Green (rel)

Enfield

Finsbury Park (rel)

Finchley - Finchley Central

Finchley - East Finchley

Finchley - North Finchley

Golders Green/Temple Fortune

Hampstead

Hackney - Central

Harlesden/Stonebridge

Harrow - North Harrow

Harrow - South Harrow

Hendon

Highbury

Highgate

Homerton

Kensal Rise

Kensal Town

Kentish Town

Kenton

Kilburn

Kingsbury/Queensbury

Moorgate/Barbican

Mill Hill

Neasden

Muswell Hill

Palmers Green

Ponders End

Seven Sisters

South Tottenham

Southgate

St. Paul’s

Stoke Newington

Swiss Cottage

Tottenham

Wealdstone

Wembley - Wembley Central

Wembley - Wembley Park (rel)

West Hampstead

Whetstone

Winchmore Hill

Willesden