Change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to use as a café at Strand Road, Portmarnock

Proposed development

The development will consist of: (a) change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to use as a café for the preparation and consumption of food and beverages on the premises, including limited bakery production; (b) the construction of a single-storey and part two-storey extension to the rear and side of the existing building to provide additional accommodation associated with the café use; (c) alterations to the existing shopfront comprising new fascia signage, new glazing including a bi-folding window, a retractable awning incorporating branding, and a screened outdoor seating area incorporating branding; (d) landscaped front garden with additional outdoor seating, 10 no. bicycle parking spaces and 1 no. loading bay; (e) construction of a single-storey detached utility building/refuse store at the rear, (f) alterations to the existing first-floor residential unit, accessed via the two-storey element of the proposed extension, with internal alteration works to convert it from a two-bed to a single-bed unit and all associated site development works.

Planning status

The application was declared invalid by the council. A corrected application may be lodged again.

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