Alice O Neill
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See the definition of "shop" near the top of the following: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html
Thank you for your speedy and detailed response. It is helpful to know re the Section 5 Declaration. I have read that it is better to be somewhat armed before approaching the Planning Department but I agree it is definitely one of the next steps.
According to the RE Agent the property is not suitable for a number of uses including a pharmacy, off-licence, takeaway or food use requiring extraction, grocery store, or travel agency. The unit has planning permission for general retail and would require planning permission for change of use should the sale and preparation of hot food be required onsite, or require extraction. The previous tenant (salad bar) did not require extraction or planning for change of use.
Within the above scope, it sounds like my proposed use would fit in (coffee, sandwiches, cake etc, both take-out (probably >60% of sales) and about 30 seats within the shop). However I had not previously considered that seats on site may cause it to push into the cafe/restaurant category although this seems arbitrary.
Glad it worked out for you & thanks again!
Hi. I am in a similar situation right now and wondered how it worked out for you. Could you post and let meknow? Thanks.
If the cash that Starbucks brings to bear can't enable them run a cafe in a retail space, I doubt many others would be successful. So before you go spending too much, assess the local authority's appetite for such a change of use.
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