Plans to turn former Coleraine LIDL store into car sales showroom submitted to Causeway Coast & Glens Council
Plans to change a former LIDL store in Coleraine into a car sales showroom have been submitted to Causeway Coast & Glens Council.
The application by JKC BMW is for “proposed change of use of existing Class A1 retail to unit for the sale or display for sale of motor vehicles along with internal/external alterations to host building and curtilage.”
A Supporting Planning Statement said: “In February 2025, Lidl moved out of the application site premises into a new much larger new retail unit within Riverside Retail Park.
"Since then, the application site has remained vacant. This vacant unit will enable JKC to expand thereby further enhancing customer experience, whilst also enabling future job creation."
"Importantly, the scale, bulk, massing and height of the host building would remain unchanged from that in-situ,” the statement added.
JKC currently employs 85 staff members across four premises in Coleraine.
The application will now go to Council’s Planning Committee for consideration.