Unit 8 & 9 Carrick Retail and Business Park, Cortober Townland, Carrick on Shannon
Change of use of part of a retail unit to a cafe, restaurant, and chocolate workshop in Carrick on Shannon.
23235 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 2 June 2023
- Reference
- 23235
- Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a portion of an existing retail unit to operate as an instore cafe, restaurant, and chocolate workshop. Works include internal partition alterations, new external signage, and two retractable awnings.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use of a portion of existing retail unit, granted under previous permission ref. Pd/99/1451 and pd/02/1248, to use as a café / restaurant area in order to provide an instore café / restaurant and chocolate workshop as part of the existing retail unit, together with all associated works including internal alterations to partition walls, installation of two number retractable awnings on the front elevation and new external signage at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2023-2025 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Inver Geal, Cortober, Carrick On Shannon | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 50b Inver Geal, Cortober, Carrick On Shannon | May 2026 | €208,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 42 Inbhear Geal, Cortober, Carrick On Shannon | Jun 2025 | €185,000 | 72 m |
| 16 Inver Geal, Cortober, Carrick On Shannon | Nov 2025 | €179,000 | 89 m |
| 38 Inver Geal, Cortober, Carrick On Shannon | Feb 2025 | €180,000 | 105 m |
| 23 Carrick View, Carrick On Shannon, Roscommon | Nov 2025 | €215,000 | 169 m |
| 8 Carrick View, Boyle Rd, Carrick On Shannon | May 2025 | €126,000 | 169 m |
| Apt 28, Block D, Hawthorn Crescent | Oct 2025 | €155,000 | 386 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 June 2023
- Decision due27 July 2023
- Decision issued27 July 2023
- Grant issued4 September 2023
- Permission expiry3 September 2028
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