Lidl Wilton

vince

Is there a need to many stores opening up if you ask me

degsie

Could you give us that in non-Cork please?

vince

It's the cork page.

me_irl

vince wrote: »

Is there a need? Too many stores opening up if you ask me.

degsie wrote: »

Could you give us that in non-Cork please?

I've fixed OP's post there. :pac:

KCAccidental

It is going to cause chaos with the traffic there

Jack the Stripper

Where in Wilton will Aldi be?

Surreptitious

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Where in Wilton will Aldi be?

Are you on drugs? There is already an Aldi there and the thread is about Lidl.

Jack the Stripper

Dial it in lad, don't let Lidl Aldi wind you up.

freshpopcorn

Haven't being in the area in ages. What's the current status of the store development?

jimgoose

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Haven't being in the area in ages. What's the current status of the store development?

They've started work on the old forecourt site across the road from the Aldi premises. The two empty bungalows just behind will be demolished shortly, if they're not already. This is going to cause untold traffic mentalism there, particularly with the stupid bollard situation, which means you can't turn right into Aldi from the Bishopstown side. I'll probably still go in the other direction and get my odds-and-sods in Big Dunnes.

Henry94

I'm amazed it got planning as Bishopstown is a notoriously difficult place to get anything done because of planning objections.

beer enigma

Planning doesn't appear to be any issue for them, lets face it they they got it for Douglas

two wheels good

Andip wrote: »

Planning doesn't appear to be any issue for them, lets face it they they got it for Douglas

Do you mean Lidl? Permission has not been granted yet for the proposed Lidl. The application has been submitted. There will be an opportunity to object.

Premission has been granded for a "discount retailer" on the cinema site (along with other commercial premises) but no one seems to know if there is a specific candidate.

bigbrotherfan

two wheels good wrote: »

Do you mean Lidl? Permission has not been granted yet for the proposed Lidl. The application has been submitted. There will be an opportunity to object.

Premission has been granded for a "discount retailer" on the cinema site (along with other commercial premises) but no one seems to know if there is a specific candidate.

The site has been completely cleared and substantial work started there a few weeks back. There are diggers and various vehicles on site every day.

ofcork

What site I assume bishopstown as nothing being built in douglas apart from kfc.

Roger Hassenforder

ofcork wrote: »

What site I assume bishopstown as nothing being built in douglas apart from kfc.

There's a LIDL/Aldi (on of them) going into the field at the corner of Church St/Carrigaline Road

bigbrotherfan

The march of Lidl and Aldi seems to be incessant.

JP Liz V1

KCAccidental wrote: »

It is going to cause chaos with the traffic there

Yes the traffic is awful at the moment so going to get worse

two wheels good

bigbrotherfan wrote: »

The site has been completely cleared and substantial work started there a few weeks back. There are diggers and various vehicles on site every day.

Nope, not for Lidl (Douglas). Their appl. is for Barry's field. You may be referring to KFC development; on relief road where dancing school was located.

TheChizler

two wheels good wrote: »

Nope, not for Lidl (Douglas). Their appl. is for Barry's field. You may be referring to KFC development; on relief road where dancing school was located.

Theyre talking about the thread topic; the site in Wilton.

two wheels good

TheChizler wrote: »

Theyre talking about the thread topic; the site in Wilton.

This thread is begining to resemble a Russian misinformation campaign.
I was replying to a comment that seemed to incorrectly contradict my earlier post about Douglas.
But yes, let the thread be confined to the Wilton discussion.

TheChizler

???

Talk about what you want but people were mixing up the two locations.

bigbrotherfan

It's Wilton. I passed the Lidl site this evening and there were diggers working there again. I thought there was something in many planning decisions that prohibited working on a Sunday??

Outkast_IRE

Between this development, and what they are currently planning for the shopping centre, Wilton / Bishopstown is going to become the next Mahon Point in terms of ridiculous traffic.

bigbrotherfan

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Between this development, and what they are currently planning for the shopping centre, Wilton / Bishopstown is going to become the next Mahon Point in terms of ridiculous traffic.

I agree.

Mumha

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Between this development, and what they are currently planning for the shopping centre, Wilton / Bishopstown is going to become the next Mahon Point in terms of ridiculous traffic.

The obvious answer is to get rid of the right turn lanes up Wilton Ave, Bishopscourt Rd and Merlyn Lawn, turning the outward into two lanes again. It's absolutely insane to force the reduction of 2 lanes coming up from the Shopping Centre, down to 1 lane. The greater good should come first.

callaway92

vince wrote: »

Is there a need to many stores opening up if you ask me

They've more than likely done their market research to show that there's a gap for them to open there. Simple as really.

bigbrotherfan

I reckon that having the two opposite one another (Aldi & Lidl) will help both.

ongarboy

bigbrotherfan wrote: »

I reckon that having the two opposite one another (Aldi & Lidl) will help both.

Co-location seems to be a new strategy for Aldi and Lidl whether it's deliberate or otherwise. East Wall in Dublin and more recently Tralee have Aldi and Lidl almost across from each other. I guess savvy bargain hunters with time to spare might do a shop in both in the same outing.

Soccarboy11

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Between this development, and what they are currently planning for the shopping centre, Wilton / Bishopstown is going to become the next Mahon Point in terms of ridiculous traffic.

Whats being planned for the shopping center? First time hearing about any development for it since before the crash

roundymac

Somebody has got their facts wrong. I was out in CUH yesterday and the construction signs are for a Pedeatric unit for the CUH, not a Lidl store.

Oafley Jones

roundymac wrote: »

Somebody has got their facts wrong. I was out in CUH yesterday and the construction signs are for a Pedeatric unit for the CUH, not a Lidl store.

That's next door on the hospital site.

Thephantomsmask

There is a lidl sign on the boarding outside the site.

boardsuser1

What amazes me is they were originally 2 Petrol stations, topaz/Lehane motors demolished for aldi, the Lidl site was Esso upto 15 years ago and a few other things since then. The nearest petrol stations now are Maxol on the Glasheen road or Texaco in firgrove.

With the hospital so close a petrol station couldn't do anything but make business there unless Tesco still harbour hopes of another application for a petrol station.

The 2 bungalows are knocked about a fortnight now.

Soccarboy11

KC161 wrote: »

What amazes me is they were originally 2 Petrol stations, topaz/Lehane motors demolished for aldi, the Lidl site was Esso upto 15 years ago and a few other things since then. The nearest petrol stations now are Maxol on the Glasheen road or Texaco in firgrove.

With the hospital so close a petrol station couldn't do anything but make business there unless Tesco still harbour hopes of another application for a petrol station.

The 2 bungalows are knocked about a fortnight now.

Theres a texaco right by the bishopstown bar

jimgoose

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Theres a texaco right by the bishopstown bar

That's Firgrove.

boardsuser1

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Theres a texaco right by the bishopstown bar

Yeah, Firgrove it is or was called.

That only reopened in the last year or 2 having been shut for years.

Soccarboy11

jimgoose wrote: »

That's Firgrove.

right, clearly i've just woken up , didnt even see that you said texaco

Roger Hassenforder

with lovely chips in there

bigbrotherfan

The Lidl site is now totally excavated, leveled and ready for building. It should be opened some time during the summer. Aldi, once they had the site ready and excavated, went up really quickly.

freshpopcorn

Has anybody any update on how this is going?

Mumha

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Has anybody any update on how this is going?

It's flying up. They had the massive windows up in the front of it, when I passed by a couple of days ago. If I'm passing today, I'll take a pic.

grogi

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Has anybody any update on how this is going?

Massive progress...

boardsuser1

grogi wrote: »

Massive progress...

I don't know what's more eye catching, the new store or the old Fiesta :pac:

Mumha

grogi wrote: »

Massive progress...

Ha, beat me to it

blindsider

This looks significantly different to the Lidl in Togher - it's one of the 'new model' stores....


http://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/new-lidl-opens-in-gorey-this-thursday-31565633.html

boardsuser1

blindsider wrote: »

This looks significantly different to the Lidl in Togher - it's one of the 'new model' stores....


http://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/new-lidl-opens-in-gorey-this-thursday-31565633.html

The new one in Churchfield is the same on the outside anyway.

freshpopcorn

Lidl are applying to knock and rebuild a good few of their stores around the country. However planning an issue.

Mumha

blindsider wrote: »

This looks significantly different to the Lidl in Togher - it's one of the 'new model' stores....


http://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/new-lidl-opens-in-gorey-this-thursday-31565633.html

I suspect part of the issue with Wilton was the footprint - the entire ground floor looks to be given over to parking.

freshpopcorn

Mumha wrote: »

I suspect part of the issue with Wilton was the footprint - the entire ground floor looks to be given over to parking.

This is how Lidl appears to be building there stores now!

EoghanIRL

Any information on an opening date?