Planning

‘Not acceptable’: Aldi takes aim at An Bord Pleanála over planning delays

Supermarket has commissioned a report to show the impact of delays in processing appeals against its planning permissions for new stores

Aldi claims that the opening of a new store generates savings of €940k a year for the local population. Picture: Getty

Aldi has taken aim at An Bord Pleanála over delays processing planning appeals, with a new report published by the German supermarket chain claiming it has been left waiting 91 weeks for one decision over whether it can open a new supermarket.

A new report – commissioned by Aldi and conducted by Anthony Foley, professor emeritus of economics at Dublin City University – has claimed that consumers are losing out on savings worth €78,333 as ...