RefusedDecided 03 October 2025Fingal County Council

FW25A/0343: The developement consist / will consist of the following: 1. Retention permission is sought for: a) Extension to as-built Farm Shop (Reg. Ref. F15A/0564) consisting of cafe area of 34.24 sqm together with outdoor seating area. Works to facilitate this alteration were inclusive of internal amendments, changes to windows, doors and opes of the as-built development; and b) Alterations to car parking layout and access arrangements including the retention of 5 no additional car parking spaces (in addition to 25 no previously approved under F15A/0564). 2. Planning permission is sought for: a) Change of use from existing store to cafe seating area to southern end of existing building. b) A 215.53 sq. meter extension to existing Farm Shop and Cafe, together with outdoor seating area. The extended areas will consist of: i) Farm shop cold room and main store, kitchen and ancillary areas, lobby, cafe seating, plant rooms and bin store to the eastern side of existing building; ii) Meeting room, staff facilities, storage facilities and 1 additional female toilet in addition to existing toilet facilities to the western side of existing building; iii) New entrance lobby to the northern side of existing building. c) Associated signage for proposed development. d) PV solar panels to roof of building. e)Alterations and extension to the as-built car park and access arrangement to provide for an additional 10 no car parking spaces (inclusive of 3 no accessible spaces), together with 5 no motorcycle spaces, 20 no bicycle spaces and a delivery van set-down area. f) A designated EV charging hub and access road to the northern end of the site consisting of 8 no EV charging bays (inclusive of 1 no. accessible bay) in Phase 1 and 6 no. EV charging bays in Phase 2 of the development, together with ancillary equipment, ESB sub-station/switch room and accessible toilet facility. g) Decommissioning and removal of existing wastewater treatment system, new foul drainage connection via proposed pumping station to existing foul drainage system to the northern end of the development site adjacent to Food Central Road, surface water discharge via attenuation controlled outlet to adjoining drain on eastern side of site. h) All associated site works, landscaping, lighting and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. i) Alterations to the hours of operation from 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Saturday, to 7.30am - 7. 00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am - 7.00pm Saturday to Sunday.

Food Central, Kingstown, St Margaret's, Co. Dublin
DecisionRefuse permission & refuse retention
Decided03 October 2025
Application typePermission and Retention
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