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The firm unveiled a store plan this week that is 26 per cent smaller than one rejected by councillors in March.
New details placed on the store's website says: “Feedback has always been that residents and businesses in Dorridge are keen to see the redevelopment of Forest Court.
“Sainsbury’s sees the development as much more than just the provision of a foodstore and we believe this is an opportunity to revitalise the heart of the village.
“We have already started refurbishment works on Station Approach, greatly improving the appearance of the buildings in the conservation area.”
It said car parking will be above the main store instead of underneath and this will be 'slightly higher' than Forest Road and Avenue Road, above.
It says: “The new scheme increases the ratio of car parking spaces in relation to the revised store size.” It did not give space numbers.
It says: “At this stage we anticipate that the car park will be free, with a time limit of two or three hours.”
As with the previous scheme, access will be off Avenue Road while lorries will come via Knowle down Station Road.
It says of the design: “Feedback has shown that there is a split between those who want to see a modern interpretation of Station Approach and those who want to see a scheme strongly mimicking Station Approach.
“We have taken on board those comments where we can and the new scheme balances elements of Station Approach with the contemporary architecture of a new build.”
“By putting the store underneath the car park, the design is no longer based around a basic supermarket box, so the elevations and other buildings are smaller in height and face the public square, reflecting the scale of Station Approach.
“By creating a public space in front of the pedestrian store entrance we are creating a natural break between the new building and the existing buildings on Station Approach.
“The main store is concealed by the existing level change across the site and therefore the architecture appears to be a series of smaller individual buildings, mimicking elements of Station Approach, such as pitched roofs, materials, height and scale.”
The firm also confirmed it still wants to reduce the dual carriageway on Station Road to a single carriageway
to 'deter speeding and create safer pedestrian links across Station Road'.
It said the store will create 200 jobs.
As previously reported, The Dorridge practice will be refurbished, below, with extra rooms. Patients will use the supermarket car park.
The final decision on the scheme rests with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's planning committee.
A public exhibition will be held in the former Michael Peters shop in Forest Court next Friday (Feb 4) from 9am to 6pm and the next day from 9am to 5pm.
Dorridge and District Residents Association Chairman Ian Spencer said: "Sainsbury's invited us to preview their new scheme on Monday after they had briefed Solihull Council.
“It would be inappropriate for us to speak in favour or against the scheme before residents have had a chance to form their own views and inform us of them.
“It is clear that Sainsbury's have put a significant amount of effort into coming up with a significantly different scheme that genuinely to address several of the concerns raised about the last application, and therefore it is worth residents giving the new scheme a thorough searching review.
“The doctors have said that they are very pleased with the surgery element of the scheme.
"At the two hour meeting with Sainsbury's we have already been able to make comments and suggestions in areas where we still have concerns and it sounds like the public sessions on the 4th and 5th February will be very effective given that they have responded to the complaint that the man in the street finds it difficult to interpret plans and drawings and so they are producing a model which sounds like it will be very helpful in understanding what the scheme will really be like."
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