Lidl store plans get the green light despite Tesco objection
By Aideen O'Flaherty
SOUTH Dublin County Council has granted planning permission for the demolition of the existing Lidl store on Fortunestown Lane and the construction of a two-storey licensed discount food store, despite a third-party submission on behalf of Tesco Ireland Limited objecting to the development.
The application, which was submitted in March, includes plans for an ancillary off-licence sales unit 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 route 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.
Property consultants GVA, acting on behalf of their client Tesco Ireland Limited, lodged a third-party submission in March objecting to the development.
They objected to the development on a number of grounds, including stating that the proposed development is on residentially zoned lands and is not part of the District Centre area, that the proposed development could have “a negative impact” on the District Centre area and they also raised concerns in relation to sequential tests.
The council granted permission for the development this month, with a number of conditions.
These conditions include the omission of the proposed totem pole signage located to the west of the proposed development, the other proposed signage shall not be internally illuminated, and a minimum of 10 per cent of the ancillary car parking spaces shall make provisions for the charging of electric cars.
