PROPERTY WATCH: Inside the dearest Portlaoise house on sale at €650,000
Search
06 Jul 2022
Search
06 Jul 2022
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
The supermarket shopping competition in Portlaoise is set to continue to grow as the Laois county town expands.
Planning permission has just been granted to Lidl Ireland GmbH to demolish and rebuild their Portlaoise store, set between Supermac's and Shaw's Department Store.
The company had sought changes to permission that was previously granted.
The new store on Kylekiproe Road will be bigger, and its carpark will be united with that of Shaw's with a single vehicular entrance but several pedestrian entrances.
The new shop will be over a third bigger for customers. The existing shop has 1,547 sqm gross floor space with a retail sales area of 1,117 sqm. The new shop would cover 2,423 sq metres with a retail space of 1,685 sq metres.
Laois County Council granted planning permission on August 12 for the changes.
Below: the existing Portlaoise store
Lidl opened its first Laois branch in Portlaoise in 2003 and has since opened a shop in Portarlington. It has also been seeking a suitable site in Mountmellick for some time.
Another major supermarket chain is adding extensions to both of its two Portlaoise outlets. Dunnes Stores on the Mountmellick Road and in the Kyle centre are both being expanded for customers.
Below: a drawing of the new Portlaoise Lidl shop.
Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise
PROPERTY WATCH: Inside the dearest Portlaoise house on sale at €650,000
Photo: Laois/Offaly gardai
Photo by Sergio Souza, Pexels.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
