Dunnes Stores plan to go into direct competition with Tesco in Greystones, Wicklow's fastest growing town. Dunnes are to seek planning permission for a retail development with a gross floor area of 69,000 sq ft along the Dublin Road entrance to the town near the Esso station. It will include a supermarket with delicatessen and off-licence, textiles area, coffee shops, stockrooms, creche and staff and customer accommodation. There will be on-site parking for 480 cars. Greystones and its surrounding area has a population of about 15,000 people which is due to grow sharply over the coming two years with plans to provide several thousand new homes. The new DART service to the town is also due to begin shortly.