New restaurant/takeaway granted planning permission in Kilkenny City
Kilkenny County Council has granted planning permission for a change of use of an existing shop to a restaurant and takeaway.
Kilkenny County Council have granted planning permission for a change of use of an existing shop to a restaurant and takeaway.
The former operator of the unit, Kilkenny butcher Gerry O'Brien, retired last year and closed the unit last September.
He had been operating from the Market Yard since 1987. Now, his son James continues to operate the O'Brien Butchers unit in Loughboy.
Works will also include internal alterations, external signage and all associated site works.
A decision was due in August but further information was sought from the local authority on the project.
Meanwhile, plans by Lidl to demolish and replace its existing supermarket on Johnswell Road in Kilkenny have been given the green light by Kilkenny County Council (subject to conditions), Christopher Dunne is reporting.
Lidl Ireland lodged the application with Kilkenny County Council on February 27 seeking permission for a new discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales at its existing Johnswell Road site.
The proposal involves demolishing the existing single-storey store, which has a gross floor area of 1,746 square metres and a net retail sales area of 1,274 square metres.
In its place, Lidl plan to construct a part-single, part-two-storey supermarket with a mono-pitch roof. The proposed new store would have a gross floor area of 2,568 square metres and a net retail sales area of 1,742 square metres.
That would represent an increase of 468 square metres in net retail sales space, or approximately 37 per cent compared with the figure given for the existing store.
The application also provides for the redevelopment and reconfiguration of the existing site layout, including adjusted vehicular and pedestrian access points, car parking and hard and soft landscaping.
Other elements listed in the planning application include boundary treatments, free-standing and building-mounted signage, a trolley-bay enclosure, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, an electricity substation and switch room, public lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, roof-mounted solar panels and cycle parking.
Changes to drainage, utilities and other service infrastructure are also included in the proposal.
The application has also attracted a number of third-party submissions.