The construction of a new Discount Foodstore Supermarket at Lidl Moneen Road, Castlebar

Proposed development

Permission for development at Lidl, Moneen Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 C432, consisting of the construction of a new Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales on an extended site. The proposed development comprises: 1) The demolition of existing single storey Discount Foodstore (with ancillary off-licence use) measuring c. 1,854 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of c. 1,276 sqm; 2) The construction of a part single part two storey Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence use (with mono-pitch roof and internal mezzanine plant deck) measuring 2,451 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,670 sqm; 3) Redevelopment / reconfiguration and extension of existing site layout including provision of car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping; 4) Relocation of vehicular access on Leisure Point / Barcastle Link Road (L-17279-0) incorporating raised junction detail, modification of ramped pedestrian access to Link Road and raised crossing of Link Road roundabout arm, and relocation of Moneen Road pedestrian access; and, 5) Provision and renewal of boundary treatments, free standing and building mounted signage, trolley bay enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment and compound, electricity sub-station, public lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, modification of existing drainage, utility and services infrastructure network (including diversions) and connections, waste storage facilities, and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 11 Aug 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 10 Sept 2030.

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