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26/05/2006
Ikea propose larger Belfast store
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has applied for more space on which to build their new planned store just outside Belfast.
An additional 3,200 sq metres has been added onto the original size of the land requested by the company.
It has been reported that the firm said that the amended application for an outlet of 29,000 sq metres, is a vote of confidence in the Northern Ireland market.
A the start of 2006, the furniture company announced that it was to apply for permission to build a store just outside Belfast, at the Holywood exchange, close to the George Best City Airport.
It is understood that the opening of the Ikea outlet, would create around 400 jobs, with around 100 more for delivery services.
A spokesperson for IKEA today said that the company had put "tremendous effort" into the process and added that they believe that the application meets all of the tests of national policy as well as national and local planning guidelines.
(EF/SP)
An additional 3,200 sq metres has been added onto the original size of the land requested by the company.
It has been reported that the firm said that the amended application for an outlet of 29,000 sq metres, is a vote of confidence in the Northern Ireland market.
A the start of 2006, the furniture company announced that it was to apply for permission to build a store just outside Belfast, at the Holywood exchange, close to the George Best City Airport.
It is understood that the opening of the Ikea outlet, would create around 400 jobs, with around 100 more for delivery services.
A spokesperson for IKEA today said that the company had put "tremendous effort" into the process and added that they believe that the application meets all of the tests of national policy as well as national and local planning guidelines.
(EF/SP)
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