Plans progressing for new Lidl development in Blackrock

Plans are progressing with a decision due next month from the local planning authority, on a new development in Blackrock by Lidl.

Lidl Ireland GmbH applied to Louth County Council in January of this year, for planning permission for the construction of a Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales, at Knock Shee Avenue, in Blackrock.

The proposed development comprises the construction of a single storey Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence use (with mono-pitch roof and internal mezzanine plant deck), measuring c. 2,295 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of c. 1,499 sqm.

It also includes the provision of vehicular and pedestrian access, car and cycle parking, free standing and building mounted signage, trolley bay cover/enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment. The application also provides for items including roof mounted solar panels, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments. drainage infrastructure and connections to services/utilities.

Louth County Council sought further information on the proposed development in March, which was received by the local planning authority on 22 August.

A decision is now due on the application by 18 September 2024.