Lidl gets green light to build new store in Co Wicklow

German discount retail giant Lidl has overcome opposition from an independent retailers’ body to secure planning for a new store at Greystones in Co Wicklow.

This follows An Bord Pleanála granting Lidl the go-ahead for the store in spite of opposition from business group RGDATA, a local school, and local councillor Derek Mitchell of Fine Gael.

Lidl has 150 stores, having recently opened new outlets in Dublin and in Virginia. Now employing 4,200 in the Republic, Lidl is currently spending €100m a year in its expansion plan. In Kantar Worldpanel’s most recent survey, Lidl increased its share of the market to 11.1%.