Lidl Carlow

See attached. In summary:

1. The proposed realignment of the zoning boundaries at Lidl, Tullow Road to include adjoining Commercial lands is welcomed (Amendment no. 109);

2. The proposed designation / zoning of the extended Lidl site at Tullow Road as a Neighbourhood Centre is (conditionally) welcomed, subject to further revisions (Amendment no. 109). In the absence of further revisions, our client requests that the previous zoning objective of Commercial / Residential be reinstated in the adopted plan (maintaining the boundary realignment in no. 1 above);

3. The proposed revision to Electric Vehicle Charging Point requirements is of concern in that it does not align with emerging national standards and otherwise is an unnecessarily rigid regulation of rapidly evolving technology (Amendment no. 164); and,

4. The floorspace cap proposed for the land use zoning objective (Amendment no. 169) is of concern in that it undermines the potential for development in the Neighbourhood Centre zone and puts these lands at a distinct disadvantage in comparison to the Commercial / Residential zoned lands. The removal or adjustment of the cap is proposed accordingly.