Lidl seeks permission to redevelop and double size of Fortunestown Lane store

By Echo Reporter

Lidl Ireland have applied for planning permission to build a new store on Fortunestown Lane, with almost double the capacity of the existing store.

The proposed development will involve the demolition of the existing 1,396 sq m single-storey store and the construction of a two-storey licenced discount food store with ancillary off-licence sales measuring 2,718 sq m gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,690 sq m.

The development will also mean the redevelopment and extension of the existing car park to provide 145 car parking spaces, and the extension of the overall site area.

The proposed development will be accessed via a relocated vehicular access and new pedestrian access.

There is also an intention in the application to provide free-standing and building mounted signage, free-standing trolley bay and enclosure, and a refrigeration and air-conditioning plant and equipment.

There will also be hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, surface water attenuation, cycle parking, boundary treatments, relocation of substation and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level.