Lidl granted permission for expanded Kildare store
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LIDL Ireland has been granted planning permission to demolish and replace its existing supermarket on Athgarvan Road in Newbridge with a significantly larger store, following in the footsteps of the newly completed Naas location.
The decision comes as Lidl prepares to officially open its newly redeveloped Newhall store in Naas on Thursday, November 19, following an investment of more than €9.8 million in the project.
Kildare County Council issued its decision to grant planning permission for the Newbridge development on 4 November subject to 28 conditions.
The proposed development will see the demolition of the current single-storey supermarket, which measures 1,746 square metres in gross floor space, and its replacement with a part single-storey, part two-storey supermarket.
The development will also include an ancillary off-licence, an internal mezzanine plant deck, revised car parking arrangements, new pedestrian and vehicular access points, landscaping and improvements to the public realm.
Other elements of the project include electric vehicle charging facilities, roof-mounted solar panels, cycle parking, new signage, and public lighting.
A number of conditions relate to road safety and access improvements in the area. Lidl will be required to fund and complete upgrades to the existing priority junction on the L-4079 local road, including improved facilities for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, before the new supermarket opens.
The supermarket's operating hours will be restricted to between 8am and 10pm, seven days a week.
In its conclusion, Kildare County Council stated that the development would be acceptable having regard to the relevant planning policies and the commercial and retail zoning of the site under the Newbridge Settlement Plan.
