IKEA gets Dublin store - with conditions

A Bord Pleanála has donated the green light to the Swedish furniture giant IKEA to produce a superstore at Ballymun in Dublin.

In its decision, An Bord Pleanála said the new shop would not overload the M50 junction because of 30 conditions it is attaching to the planning approval.

IKEA can begin the construction of the building, however it is not allowed to prearrange for business up till the M50 upgrade has been bettered, conforming to conditions set by An Bord Pleanála.

The planning board stipulated that IKEA can not excite ahead of 11am. It more ruled out ‘browse duration’ in which shoppers may inspect stuff ahead of tills arrange.

Under the conditions IKEA must ensure that there is a shuttle bus service to Ballymun.

Fingal County Council granted planning authorization last October, while it was appealed to An Bord Pleanála by seven parties, over and above the Country-wide Roads Authority (NRA).

The NRA said it had serious concerns as the shop could cause substantial queuing along the M50 and disrupt its upgrade plans.

The concerns too traffic flows were supported by Treasury Holdings, Tesco Ireland, Green Party TD Eamon Ryan and others.

IKEA has stores in 34 countries, though the Government’s restrictions on floor space in Ireland prevented the company from locating just here.

If these rules were changed, IKEA proposed building a 30,000sq m shop to house its flat-pack furniture in the Ballymun regeneration zone and exhilarate 500 jobs.

Meanwhile, the company is moving ahead with its plans for the construction of a 29,000sq m outlet along the outskirts of Belfast.

The superstore is set to excite in December and will employ 400 people.

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