Home Bargains launch bid for new store on former car showroom in Co Antrim – irishnews.com
Discount retailer Home Bargains has launched plans to open a new store in Antrim.
The budget chain, which already operates 32 stores across Northern Ireland, is seeking permission to convert a former car showroom in the town into its latest retail outlet.
It follows the closure of Townparks Car Sales on the Ballymena Road last summer.
The family-run dealership, which was established in 1969, ceased trading due to retirement.
The 12,313 sq ft unit, which sits on a 2.3 acre site, recently went on the market for £50,000 per month.
It’s understood the Liverpool-based TJ Morris, the company behind Home Bargains, has signed up for the site.
The Merseyside retail company, which is owned by the billionaire Thomas Joseph Morris, submitted a proposal of application notice (PAN) to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council last week, seeking permission to repurpose the site for a retail unit.
The notice, which involves a public consultation process, is required for all major planning applications.
The document submitted to council planning officials indicates TJ Morris is planning a 24,000 sq ft store on the site, around double the size of the former Townparks unit.
More details on the plans for the new Home Bargains store are due to be put on public display at the Holiday Inn Express in Antrim on March 12 (2pm-7pm).
Home Bargains opened its 32nd Northern Ireland store in Enniskillen last July.
TJ Morris has also submitted a PAN in Newry, proposing a mixed use development featuring both retail and industrial space on a 37 acre site between Carnbane Industrial Estate and Damolly Retail Park.
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