GrantedCommercialDecided 26 May 2026

Food Central, Kingstown, St Margarets, Co. Dublin

Retention and expansion of a farm shop and café, including a new extension, change of use, and solar panels.

FW26A/0132 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 2 April 2026

Reference: FW26A/0132
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission and Retention
Received: 2 April 2026

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for an existing café extension and five additional parking spaces. Planning permission is also requested for a 203.87 sqm extension to the farm shop and café, a change of use of an existing store to café seating, and the installation of rooftop solar panels.

Commercialsolarcaferetail

Floor area: 238 m²

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Development description

The development consists / will consist of the following
Retention permission is sought for. A) extension to as-built farm shop ( reg. Ref. F15a / 0564) consisting of café area of 34.24 sqm, 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 café seating and flower display area to southern end of existing building. B) a 203.87 sq. Meter extension to existing farm shop and café. The extended areas will consist of : i) farm shop cold room and main store, kitchen and café seating area, lobby, plant rooms and bin store to eastern side of existing building; ii) meeting room, staff facilities, storage and 1 additional female toilet facility to western side of existing building; iii) new entrance lobby to 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) 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. G) all associated site works, landscaping, lighting and ancillary works necessary to facilitate to proposed development. H) alterations to the hours of operation from 9.00am-5.00pm monday to saturday. To 7.30 am-7.00 pm monday to friday and 8.00 am-7.00pm saturday to sunday

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

FP - Food ParkSI

“Provide for and facilitate the development of a Food Industry Park”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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Application received2 April 2026
Decision due27 May 2026
Decision issued26 May 2026

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