Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre

The shopping centre part of Bloomfield opened in 1992 while the retail park opened in 1994. The centre featured the first drive-thru McDonald's restaurant in Northern Ireland.^[1][2]

The centre was refurbished in 2000 and was expanded significantly in 2002 to accommodate significantly upsized stores for Tesco and M&S. M&S later upsized their store again in 2007. The centre was sold for £61 million in 2002 to Donegal Place Investments Limited, a company owned by Michael Herbert and Pat McCormack.^[3][4]

In 2004, a two-storey expansion to the centre was proposed, adding British Home Stores as another anchor tenant. The plan never went ahead.^[3] In 2006, the centre announced changes which included more parking, a revamp to the retail park's facade along with 3 new retail park units and a new and expanded entrance. It was completed by 2007.^[5][6]

After being put into receivership in 2014, Donegal Place Investments sold Bloomfield for £54.5 million to Ellandi and Tristan Capital Partners.^[7][8][4]

In 2021, the centre announced that two drive-thru units would be built and would be occupied by Starbucks and Tim Hortons respectively. They opened in the same year.^[9][10]

In 2024, the centre was sold to Mussenden Properties Limited, a company owned by former co-owner Michael Herbert and his wife Lesley Herbert, for £22 million. The centre was renamed to Lesley Bloomfield and it was announced that the centre would double in size, with a cinema and residential properties being planned.^[11] In the same year, planning permission was being sought for an expansion to the centre's entrance, adding 3 new units and public realm changes. It was approved in 2025.^[12][13]

Alongside Tesco and M&S, the centre has a retail offering such as TK Maxx, Next, JD Sports, Warren James, Boots, Goldsmiths and Smyths Toys. The centre also has a strong food offering such as Bull and Bear Grill, McDonald's, Auntie Anne's, Burger King and Blue Chicago Grill. Retail park tenants includes stores such as Sports Direct, B&M and Harry Corry.^[14]