Lidl gets go ahead for new supermarket and flats in Crumlin despite opposition

Lidl Ireland has secured planning permission for a new store and over 40 apartments on the site of a former Ford dealership in Crumlin, despite strong opposition from local residents.

An Bord Pleanála rejected an appeal by a large group of residents against the decision of Dublin City Council to approve the planning application by the German discount supermarket group for the mixed-use development on the lands of the former Bright Ford Rialto on Herberton Road, Dublin 12.

The development...