Green light for large new retail shop in Offaly

Offaly County Council has given the green light for a large new retail store in the county. 

John Grennan has been given permission for the development at Bridge Street. Kilcormac. 

Permission has been given for the new retail shop with ground floor and mezzanine floors on the site. It will sell animal feeds, fertilisers, grain and other such agricultural products.

Permission has been granted with 15 conditions attached. 

Among the conditions is a stipulation that the applicant shall resurface the full width of the N52 for 17 metres in each direction from the entrance to the proposed development. 

Conditions have also been imposed on opening hours and delivery times while a a revised layout plan for the dimensions of car parking spaces is also being sought by the local authority.

Offaly County Council has also stated that all service lines and cables servicing the site will be underground while a Development Contribution of €15,318 is to be paid before works begin.