'Members of the design team will also be in attendance to answer any questions': Public consultation event to be held over new Lidl store proposed for Dromore
Retail giant submits proposals for new supermarket off Lower Mount Street and Market Square, with public consultation event planned for September
A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been submitted by retail giant Lidl to ABC Council’s Planning Department, for a store in Dromore, just off Lower Mount Street and Market Square.
The Proposal of Application Notice was lodged on August 19 by Coalisland-based architectural firm, Clarman Architects.
The plans include the erection of a Lidl retail development and all ancillary development.
To make way for the proposed new store, buildings would have to be demolished and trees removed, while provision would be made for car-parking facilities, engineering works, landscaping, and all associated site and access works.
The proposed new store would be built on lands including and to the rear of 11, 13 and 15 Lower Mount Street; adjacent and 20m to the west of 5a Moss Lane; immediately adjacent and to the rear of 17, 18 and 19 Market Square; to the east and 40m southeast of 2-18 Princess Street; to the rear and 60m southeast of 20-38 Princess Street.
An in-person public consultation event will be held at Dromore Town Hall on Thursday, September 24, from 3pm-7pm.
The Proposal of Application Notice explains that the local community will be fully consulted on the plans: “Through the public consultation event, members of the local community will be able to view details of the proposal and provide comments on same. Members of the design team will also be in attendance to answer any questions.
“We will also be launching a consultation website on the same day, and we will be carrying out a leaflet drop to properties within 100m of the proposal site in advance of the consultation event.
“The leaflet will include information on the Pre-Application Community Consultation (PACC) process, including the drop-in event at the Town Hall and consultation website, as well as details of the point of contact within the Technical Team to ask questions, or to provide feedback on the proposal.”