Permission for the construction of a single storey drive-thru restaurant…

Application details

Planning reference

25/4310

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

Permission for the construction of a single storey drive-thru restaurant including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises with an associated corral area, elevational signage, car parking including accessible parking spaces, grill bays, EV charging spaces, bicycle parking, a height restrictor, customer order points with associated canopies, totem signage, free-standing signage, banner frames and digital menu boards, PV Panels at roof level, ESB substation and kiosk, landscaping including outdoor furniture/seating area with parasols, boundary treatments, lighting, new vehicular and pedestrian accesses onto the existing secondary road and new pedestrian access onto Pottery Road with new footpath, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority.

Location / address

Lands at Pottery Road Carrigaline West Carrigaline, Co. Cork.

Applicant

McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Ltd.

Agent

Eva Bridgeman MIPI

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

28 Feb 2025

Valid date

12 Mar 2025

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

11 Aug 2025

Final grant date

17 Sept 2025

Grid reference

172713.43, 62495.58

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   28 Feb 2025

2. Decision: Conditional Permission

   11 Aug 2025

3. Final grant

   17 Sept 2025

4. Works commenced

   25 May 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data