Lidl said it had “been in close conversation with the medical centre regarding the plans”.
It said it would “endeavour to keep the community updated on plans as they progress”.
In February, Dr Laura Neilson from Hawthorn’s parent organisation Hope Citadel told a meeting of concerned patients: “This was genuinely a surprise to us, it was genuinely a shock to get the news of the decision.
“And I think it was a shock to the NHS as well, it’s definitely been a shock to the community.”
She said they had had a series of meetings with Greater Manchester NHS and with local councillors to stress that an alternative site needed to be found.
She said the building was “a little bit small for us” and that there were more people looking to go on its books.
“We want to carry on being as creative and innovative as we can be, we would hope to be moving to a bigger site,” she added.
