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Lidl given green light to open first ever in-store pub

Lidl given green light to open first ever in-store pub

Lidl has been granted permission by a High Court to open its very first pub in Northern Ireland.

The German grocery giant will be able to go ahead with its plans to launch the pub inside its Dundonald store, based near Belfast, after a judge dismissed an appeal raised by another trader.

During the ruling on Monday (27 January), Mr Justice Colton said he saw “no good reason for refusing the application”.

The discounter’s proposals involve opening a pub, seating roughly 45 customers, and an off-licence area for visitors to buy alcohol to take home, court documents revealed.

Lidl was first granted planning permission for the pub back in August 2020, however the plan was objected by complete drinks wholesaler Philip Russell Ltd.

The business claimed Lidl had not established that there was an inadequate number of other licenced premises close to the site.

A requirement of Northern Ireland licencing laws state no new alcohol sale licences can be permitted unless another one is removed.

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The business added that Lidl’s application was an “impermissible attempt” to get around the Licencing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

Despite this, Colton ruled that the grocer had established the “inadequacy” of local pub offerings.

The judge said the new pub would replace two pubs previously based in the area, and that the retailer would spend at least £410,000 on its proposals.

He highlighted that the pub would be based in the centre with established shopping and transport facilities, as well as a growing adult population.

Colton said: “I am satisfied that this is a bona fide application and that the applicant fully intends to operate the premises as a public on/off-licence.”

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