Councillors agreed to carry out a site visit ahead of any decision
A planning decision on a new Lidl supermarket complex beside Windsor Park is being delayed amid objections raised by the Irish Football Association.
Council officers are recommending that planning permission is granted subject to conditions. The council received 32 representations on the application, including 30 letters of support and two objections.The application site is located along the east side of Boucher Road, in an area predominantly characterised by commercial and retail business.
The report said the association believes the community doesn’t “have enough up-to-date shops for grocery shopping” and felt the Lidl would be a “great asset for the community”. The report adds the residents believe it would bring “much needed jobs in the area” and could “be accessed without having to cross at a busy junction such as Broadway Roundabout or crossing steep steps or bridges such as at Tates Avenue or Windsor Park”.
The report adds: “ concerns that the proposed development will create a conflict during major events at the NFS, thereby limiting the ability of PSNI and IFA to properly implement the necessary crowd management measures, risking the safety of pedestrians and obstructing emergency access to the NFS.
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