Aldi was due to have more than a store - Permission for development on a 2.54 hectares site at Clonard Hill. The development includes the construction of a mixed use residential (107 no. units: 14 no. 1 bed, 69 no 2 bed, 24 no. 3 bed apartments), offices (4,542 sq.m. gross) and retail (2,455 sq.m. gross) scheme, including crèche (243 sq.m.), in 5 no. three to four storeys blocks, comprising: 1.) Block 1: 28 no. apartments in a four storey over basement building with balconies and private gardens (4 no. 1 bed; 16 no. 2 bed; 8 no. 3 bed apartments); 2.) Block 2: 17 no. apartments in a four storey over basement building with balconies and private gardens (3 no. 1 bed; 10 no. 2 bed; 4 no. 3 bed apartments), and a crèche measuring 243 sq.m.; 3.) Block 3: a three and four storey over basement retail and office block incorporating a discount food store measuring 1,536 sq.m. gross (1,125 sq.m. net) at ground floor level including an external service area, and 3,030 sq.m. gross office space in 6 no. units on ground, first, second and third floor level; 4.) Block 4: a three to four storey over basement retail and apartment block comprising 4 no. retail units at ground floor level measuring in total 919 sq.m. gross, and 62 no. apartments with balconies and private gardens (7 no. 1 bed; 43 no. 2 bed; 12 no. 3 bed apartments); 5.) a three storey over basement office block measuring 1,512 sq.m. gross; 6.) 466 no. car parking spaces, of which 421 no. are located within underground car parks or under deck, and 45 no. are at podium level. 77 no. car parking spaces will serve the food store, 53 no. car parking spaces will serve the retail units, 155 no. will serve the office space, 176 no. spaces will serve the apartments and 5 no. will serve the crèche; 7.) 160 no. cycle spaces, of which 140 no. are located at basement level and 20 no. at surface level; 8.) Two ESB sub-stations at basement level; 9.) Vehicular access is to be provided off the Clonard Hill road, which is proposed to be realigned and upgraded with new roundabouts as part of the approved Part VIII Stephenstown to Naul Road Distributor Road Link; 10.) All landscape, boundary treatment and site development works including the internal road network.
But I've heard that this is knocked back. Gillian you are right it is Tesco. It looks like a good store but really does Ireland need Another Shopping centre, especially Balbriggan. It'd be different if all the shops were occupied and busy. The planners don't have their head in gear as far as I think.
