New Supermarkets in Athenry?

Greaney

So Oranmore has four supermarkets and Athenry has one, but it seems not for long. There's two applications for supermarkets lodged with the county council. One near the train station across from the Church which has loads of comments and appeals etc. The other one at the back of Athenry House, beside the GAA stadium and carpark. No info on that yet.

It looks like there'll be a bit of a buzz. Unlike Oranmore however, Athenry has paid parking in the town which has been awful for business by all accounts. Both supermarkets will have parking and one would be within the walls it seems. There has been some lopsided development in Athenry the last few years, dreadful footpath infrastructure, amazing amount of schools, decent broadband, ropey sewage system. I wonder will this be a catalyst in getting all the dots joined in the town and really help pull the place together. It has so much untapped potential.

km79

Greaney wrote: »

So Oranmore has four supermarkets and Athenry has one, but it seems not for long. There's two applications for supermarkets lodged with the county council. One near the train station across from the Church which has loads of comments and appeals etc. The other one at the back of Athenry House, beside the GAA stadium and carpark. No info on that yet.

It looks like there'll be a bit of a buzz. Unlike Oranmore however, Athenry has paid parking in the town which has been awful for business by all accounts. Both supermarkets will have parking and one would be within the walls it seems. There has been some lopsided development in Athenry the last few years, dreadful footpath infrastructure, amazing amount of schools, decent broadband, ropey sewage system. I wonder will this be a catalyst in getting all the dots joined in the town and really help pull the place together. It has so much untapped potential.

interesting
can you link the planning applications please?

Greaney

The Church Street one

http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayePlan/FileRefDetails.aspx?file_number=15149&LASiteID=0


The one at the new carpark

http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayePlan/FileRefDetails.aspx?file_number=15356&LASiteID=0

Tranceypoo

Do we know if they're Aldi, Lidl, Tesco? Or others?

Greaney

Only one of them has a description so far as a discount foodstore, so i guess at least one of them is an Aldi or Lidl

terrarev

The local talk I've heard is that the Church St. one is Aldi.

Tranceypoo

Fingers crossed for Aldi from me, would be soooo handy!!

vanillavanilla

Any update on this does anyone know?

motley

It's been appealed to An Bord Pleanála by the Retail Grocery Dairy & Allied Trades Association (RGDATA) so I don't think we will see it up before the end of the year.

I cant post links but (http://www.shelflife.ie/proposed-discount-store-in-galway-faces-planning-issue/) has more.

Greaney

The Co-op had applied for planning permission to move to behind the Mart (in Athenry), this would have free'd up their current location at the junction of Cross Street and Clarke Street to be re-developed. Alas they were turned down.

There will not be any developments in Athenry I'd say, till the sewage issue is dealt with