Tesco appeal puts brakes on Aldi Irish expansion

Tesco Ireland has temporarily put the brakes on German discounter Aldi’s Irish expansion plans.

Tesco has lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála relating to the decision by Dublin City Council to give developer Dunmull the green light for a new Aldi store and a nursing home on the Malahide Road at Clare Hall in north county Dublin.

Tesco operates a store at the Clare Hall shopping centre and, in its appeal, said the proposal does not accord with the zoning objective for the site as it does not provide a suitable mix of uses that will provide a benefit to the area.