GrantedCommercialDecided 6 September 2016

LIDL, DUBLIN ROAD, EDENDERRY

Demolition of an existing Lidl store and office building to construct a new, larger two-storey Lidl foodstore in Edenderry.

16159 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 26 May 2016

Reference: 16159
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 May 2016

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing single-storey discount foodstore and an adjoining single-storey office building. In their place, a new two-storey mono-pitch licensed discount foodstore with a gross floor space of 2,624 square meters will be constructed. The development also includes reconfiguring the car park and creating new pedestrian access.

Commercialsupermarketretaildemolition

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 2,624 m²

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Official record

Development description

The construction of a new discount foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales on an overall site measuring 0.71 hectares. The proposed development comprises: (1) the demolition of existing single storey discount foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales, with a total gross floor space of 1,262 sqm and a net retail sales area of 990 sqm; (2) the demolition of existing single storey office building measuring approximately 192 sqm on adjoining lands; (3) the construction of a two storey mono-pitch licensed discount foodstore (on an extended site of 0.71 ha incorporating adjoining office site, increased from existing 0.577 ha) with ancillary off-licence sales, with a total gross floor space of 2,624 sqm and a net sales area of 1,424 sqm; (4) redevelopment and reconfiguration of existing car park; (5) the proposed development is to be accessed via the existing main vehicular access on the clonmullen industrial estate road, with the closure of the existing secondary (northern) vehicular access to the site, and a new pedestrian access to dublin road, and will be serviced via existing infrastructure connections; and, (6) provision of associated free standing and building mounted signage, free standing trolley bay and enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments and all other associated and ancillary works above and below ground level

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentCOE

“This zoning promotes the development of employment uses that reinforce the enterprise and employment function of the subject area as a whole and require high environmental and design standards.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the Edenderry Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Block E, Clonmullen Hall, Edenderry	May 2025	€100,000	176 m
Block D Apt 6 Clonmullen Hall, Edenderry, Offaly	Jan 2026	€200,000	192 m
5f Clonmullen Hall, Edenderry, Offaly	Aug 2025	€190,000	203 m
7 Block F, Clonmullen Hall, Edenderry	Jul 2025	€177,000	205 m
6b Clonmullen, Edenderry, Co. Offaly	Apr 2025	€150,000	229 m
17 Boyne Meadows, Edenderry, Offaly	Feb 2025	€340,000	231 m
3 Block G, Clonmullen Hall, Edenderry	Sept 2025	€182,000	238 m
G4 Clonmullen, Edenderry, Clonmullen	Dec 2025	€180,000	243 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received26 May 2016
Further information requested19 July 2016
Further information received12 August 2016
Decision due8 September 2016
Decision issued6 September 2016
Appeal submitted9 September 2016
Appeal decided23 January 2017
Permission expiry22 January 2022

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