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PROPOSED NEW GARDEN CENTRE Digital Pre-Application Public Consultation Event Units 9 to 40, The Junction Retail and Leisure Park, 111 Ballymena Road, Antrim, BT41 4LL
HELLO AND WELCOME Introduction Welcome to our virtual Pre-Application Community Consultation (PACC) website in respect of our proposals for a new c.110,000sqft Dobbies Garden Centre at Units 9 to 40, The Junction Retail and Leisure Park, 111 Ballymena Road, Antrim, BT41 4LL. The proposal comprises alterations to the Factory Outlet Centre to accommodate a new Dobbies Garden Centre with associated restaurant/café, foodhall, soft play area, and in-store concessions areas (including core gardening, cookshop, pet & bird care, gifting and seasonal products). Development to also include demolition of units 9-16 and 38-40 to facilitate new polytunnels and external garden furniture/plant sales area; and the covering over of the existing external concourse area to provide a new Atrium Mall, with all associated site works. Consultation during COVID-19 In light of the current situation under COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures, temporary pre-application community consultation regulations were introduced. These removed the requirement for a public event but encouraged and provided guidance for alternative consultation measures. We are using a number of online, digital, and remote tools to help you provide feedback on our proposals. Purpose of Consultation and Next Steps The purpose of this webpage is to share our indicative proposals with the community and other interested parties, prior to the submission of a Full Planning Application to Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council in the third quarter of 2021. We are committed to engaging with members of the wider community and are now undertaking a period of pre-application community consultation (PACC) on our proposals. The feedback received will be shared with the design team and will help to shape our proposals prior to the submission of a planning application. We will prepare a Pre-Application Community Consultation Report which will provide a summary of all feedback, our response and how we have incorporated any appropriate feedback into the final proposals for the scheme. This report will be submitted as part of the Full Planning Application to Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council. HOW TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND FIND OUT MORE This Website - This website is a one-stop-shop Contact: MCE Public Relations Limited for all information on our proposals. You can Tel: 02890267099 browse our plans and view information Email: info@mcepublicrelations.com documents including a ‘Flythrough’ of our proposals. An online feedback form can also be Download the Proposal Pack - You can download completed on the homepage. an electronic copy of the proposals pack on our website, all you have to do is click on the link Speak to Us - Our project team is available within the homepage. If you have any issues Monday-Friday 9am-5pm to discuss the proposals downloading the pdf then please call MCE Public or respond to any queries you may have. Relations on 028 9026 7099, or alternatively email info@mcepublicrelations.com. Closing date for feedback – Monday 1st August 2021, 5pm
Opened in 2004 and conveniently situated just off the M2 motorway, The Junction Retail and Leisure Park was purchased by the applicant in May 2016 when it was suffering from a lack of investment and poor public perception with no masterplan vision. Following the approval of an Outline Masterplan in December 2017, the applicant has invested over £25million into the Retail and Leisure Park, including new public realm and the completion of McDonalds, Starbucks, and Nandos units. In this time, new lettings have also been agreed to Intersport, Beauty Outlet, The Entertainer and lease renewals with Pavers, Burger King, Denby, The Works, GAP, Next, Synge & Byrne and Nike. All keeping jobs and rates in Antrim. The applicant has also been working in partnership with the local community including Town Centre Representatives on the Retail Re-Opening Committee; St Johns Ambulance who now have their Antrim base at The Junction; and The Urban Artisan Market, supporting ‘micro-businesses’ who have had limited opportunities to trade during the pandemic. Unfortunately, the pandemic has left retail in a precarious position. While the applicant is positive about the future of The Junction, there has been a significant downturn in footfall and turnover at the Retail Park and multiple national brands have been severely impacted over the past 12 months, putting any plans for expansion and further stores on hold.
Dobbies is the UK’s leading garden centre retailer offering plants and gardening products; a pet department; a home and cookshop; books, toys and gifts; as well as seasonal items. Dobbies is hoping to build on the success of its popular Lisburn store with a new flagship store at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park. This proposed store will be the largest garden centre in Northern Ireland, from the UK's largest garden centre operator. The proposed new store includes a restaurant and café and a soft-play area for children, offering visitors a “not your average garden centre” experience.
STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND SITE LOCATION The Junction Outlet/Retail and Leisure Park is located to the north west of Antrim Town, boasting excellent transport links and connections to the wider motorway network (circa 1 mile to the North). The park is located along and accessed from the A26 Ballymena Road, which runs towards Antrim town centre to the south. To the west/north west the subject shopping park abuts existing commercial/industrial areas including Kilbegs Business Park and Enkalon Industrial Estate. General Notes: Contractor to ensure all dimensions are checked on-site prior to works commencing, discrepancies to be notified to Gray Design Ltd This Material is Crown Copyright and is reproduced with the permission of Land & Property Services under delegated authority from the controller of Her Majestys Stationery Office, c Crown Copyright and database rights Licence No. 2501 OMNIPLEX CINEMA EXISTING CAR PARK HOMEBASE FACTORY OUTLET CENTRE ENTRANCE TO RETAIL PARK ASDA The overall Retail and Leisure Park is developed The Junction factory outlet centre, opened in on a site extending to circa 26.4ha (65.2 acres), 2004, comprises a total circa 18,761sqm comprising several elements, namely; the (201,950sqft) of accommodation arranged 5 Edward Street, Newry, N Ireland, BT35 6JB Outlet Shopping Centre, surrounding around a broadly ‘U’ shaped mall. Newry: 028 3025 1885 Belfast: 028 9068 6732 Dublin : 00353 1906 0962 Project GD3277 -WORKS AT THE JUNCTION. Drawn By CTD Retail/Leisure Parks, Business Park, Hotel, Check By CTD Date 11/05/2021 Drawing LOCAITON MAP Scale 1:5000 remaining development opportunity sites; and The proposal site comprises Units 9 to 40 of The Project Nr GD3277 Drawing Nr 200 Revision xxx Sheet Size Status A3 PLANNING an element of housing land. Junction Factory Outlet Centre as illustrated by the red line in the image to the left.
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AREA PLAN CONTEXT AND THE JUNCTION MASTERPLAN The Area Plan (AAP) 1984-2001, although outdated, remains the relevant adopted area plan for consideration in respect of the subject lands. Within the AAP, the lands now comprising The Junction complex are left as Whiteland (unzoned). THE MASTERPLAN The applicant obtained Outline Planning Permission for the Junction ‘Masterplan’ in December 2017. The aim of the Masterplan was to provide a strategic vision for The Junction which improved the public realm and provided a consolidated plan to attract retailers and investment into the park. As previously identified, since the approval of the Masterplan, the applicant has delivered the following: 1. Completed build and letting to McDonalds in November 2018 at a cost of £2.3m creating 100+ full and part time jobs in the area 2. Completed the build for 10,000 sq ft restaurant terrace at a cost of £1.2m in November 2019 which is now anchored by Nandos. 3. Completed the build and letting off new 2,700 sq ft Starbucks Drive Thru in November 2019. At a total Cost £700,000. 4. New public realm and spine road with associated car parking and extensive landscaping plan. Completed in November 2019 at a total Cost of £2.7m. 5. Sold site to LIDL who developed new state of the art 25,000 sq ft supermarket which opened in March 2019 !"#!$%&'#()*#$+$,"-,-%#($)./0%$1$2/!$3 045657$)587$ !946$1:;7=3 !"#$%&'()* +,- +./00 !"#$%&'()1 *23 1.000 !"#$%45)* ,.13+ ,/./00 !"#$%45)1 !"#$%6, *.2-2 10.000 !"#$%&6)1 !"#$%&7)1 +7/ +8/ /.000 !"#$%&6)+ !"#$%&7)+ 732 832 2./00 !"#$%&6)/ !"#$%&7)/ ,+3 ,.700 ,.800 !"#$%&6)7 !"#$%&7)8 +,- +./00 !"#$%48), !"#$%49), 3*3 ,0.000 !"#$%48)* !"#$%49)* 3*3 ,0.000 !"#$%48)1 !"#$%49)1 ,.13+ ,/.000 !"#$%48)+ !"#$%49)+ ,.13+ ,/.000 !"#$%48)/ !"#$%49)/ ,.13+ ,/.000 !"#$%48)7 !"#$%49)8 ,.13+ ,/.000 !"#$%48)2 !"#$%49)2 3*3 ,0.000 !"#$%48)- !"#$%49)- 3*3 ,0.000 !"#$%48)3 !"#$%49)3 3*3 ,0.000 !"#$%48),0 !"#$%49),0 3*3 ,0.000 !"#$%48),, !"#$%49),, 3*3 ,0.000 9), :), 70 80 7+/ 8+/ 9)* :)* *0 **0 5:), 5;), 22, -.100
SITE PROPOSALS An existing new proposal for The Junction! The proposals include for a new flagship Dobbies garden centre for Northern Ireland. Firstly, the development comprises alterations to the existing Factory Outlet Centre to accommodate its occupation by Dobbies, including a restaurant/café, food hall, soft play area and in store concessions areas (including core gardening, cookshop, pet and bird care, gifting and seasonal products). Secondly, the proposals allow for the demolition of existing units 9-16 and 38-40 to facilitate polytunnels and external garden furniture/plants sales area associated with the Dobbies operations, and the covering over of the external concourse area to provide a new Atrium Mall. To demonstrate the above clearly, Table A sets out Table B - Proposed Floorspace Schedule (within the footprint of the existing Factory Outlet Centre) the current floorspace arrangements of Units 9-40. Table B then sets out the proposed floorspace Proposed Gross Internal Gross Internal within the footprint of the existing Factory Outlet Accommodation Area (sqft) Area (sqm) Centre, and finally Table C sets out the proposed floorspace to be accommodated through the Atrium Hall 6,400 595 demolition of Units 9-16 and Units 38-40. Foodhall 11,700 1,087 Restaurant/ 9,200 855 Coffee Shop Table A - Existing Floorspace (Factory Outlet Centre) Soft Play 3,500 325 Existing Retail Gross External Gross External Accommodation Area (sqft) Area (sqm) Gifting 5,800 539 Shops Sales 83,700 7,776sqm Seasonal 7,200 669 Area Existing Mall 25,682 2,386sqm Pet and 3,100 288 Area Bird Care TOTAL 109,382 10,162sqm Core Gardening 4,736 440 Ancillary Areas (Customer Toilets, 4,698 436 Kitchen Prep etc) TOTAL 56,334 5,234 Table C - Other Areas (To be accommodated through demolition of Units 9-16 and Units 38-40) Proposed Gross External Gross External Floorspace Area (sqft) Area (sqm) Polytunnels 14,147 1,314 Uncovered 21,035 1,954 Plant Sales TOTAL 35,182 3,268 The proposal also includes for a new servicing area, and the covering over of the external concourse area to provide a new and attractive Atrium Mall. Full details of these areas, including elevations and floorplans will be included as part of any future Planning Application.
PROPOSED SITE PLAN LS TIL S ES PR EX Unit45 1,793sq.ft. 163sqm. TILLS Unit 44 1,923sq.ft. 179sqm. EXIT EXPRESS TILLS 92 T 91 ES N 89 G LA 88 ID L P ENTRANCE FR AL STATION WORK BOARD CUTTING FOODHALL PLATFORM D H SCALE 3000 N D EA AR SCALE 7000 SQ FT XL FLOOR AT O DRAIN ME STATION 2739 BOARD WORK CUTTING STATION Dis at y WORK pla Me BOARD FO CUTTING 3000 PLATFORM SCALE A FLOOR DRAIN HA LF- PLATFORM HE IGH Dis at y pla Me T STATION WA WORK LL SCALE 0 300 DRAIN FLOOR li STATION WORK STATION De WORK 66 PLATFORM SCALE FLOOR DRAIN se ee Ch CASERY BAKE DISPL-IN AY DROP coffee shop HOUSEPLANTS 2400 SQ FT XL 04 06 COOKSHOP 03 09 TV screen 07 09 4700 SQ FT XL 10 02 13 14 12 07 08 14 13 CORE GARDENING PET & BIRDCARE 4735 SQ FT L 3100 SQ FT XL RESTAURANT/COFFEE SHOP 9200 SQ FT ATRIUM MALL KITCHEN POLYTUNNELS EN PREP & BAKERY 14147 SQ FT C UNCOVERED PLANT SALES LO 2798 SQ FT 21035 SQ FT SE GARDENING/SEASONAL D DE 4000 SQ FT XL CUSTOMER LI VE TOILETS RY 1900 SQ FT RO T UT N ES LA E G P ID NT FR A D UR N TA S RE A SOFT PLAY STAFF 3500 SQ FT SEASONAL GIFTING 7200 SQ FT XL 5800 SQ FT XL SERVICE YARD 14:45 11/06/2021 1 GD3277 - SK01.pdf Uncovered Plant Sales Cookshop & Food Hall Toilets/Soft Play Poly Tunnels Express Tills Restaurant/Coffee/Kitchen Core Gardening Seasonal Service Yards CMY CM MY CY C M Y K Pet & Bird Care Gifting Gardening Seasonal
BENEFITTING THE COMMUNITY The development proposals will deliver a number of community and economic benefits as outlined below: • Development of a new flagship Dobbies Garden Centre for Northern Ireland, from the UK’s largest Garden Centre operator • Delivery of a wide range of garden products and in store concessions • Provision of a soft play area and restaurant/cafe • Creation of 150 new retail jobs when the store opens • Investment of £10 million in the local economy HAVE YOUR SAY GET IN TOUCH Give Us a Call Write to Us Complete a Comment Card If you would like a member of If you wish to make comments Comment Cards, along with a the team to discuss our on the proposals, you can also self-addressed envelope, have proposals over the phone with do so in writing by sending a been delivered to dwellings you, you can call us on letter to: and businesses within the 02890267099 vicinity of the proposal site. MCE Public Relations Limited, These can be filled in and 83/85 Victoria Street, returned as directed. Belfast, BT1 4PB. Alternatively, electronic comment cards can be completed on the homepage of this website. Closing date for feedback: Monday 1st August 2021, 5pm
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