Lidl granted permission for Douglas supermarket and apartments

Retail rival Tesco had raised concerns over Lidl’s plan when it was before Cork City Council

The proposed Lidl supermarket in Douglas with eight apartments overhead.

Lidl’s €550m Irish expansion plans have received a boost with the German discount retailer securing the green light for contentious plans for a new outlet at Douglas outside Cork City.

In granting planning permission to Lidl Ireland GmbH for a new store for a site on the Douglas Relief Road roundabout, An Bord Pleanála has overturned a decision by Cork City Council to refuse planning permission for the outlet last August.