The development will consist of: (a) change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to use as a café for the…

Application details

Planning reference

F26A/0881E

Council

Fingal County Council

Proposal description

The development will consist of: (a) change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to use as a café for the preparation and consumption of food and beverages on the premises, including limited bakery production; (b) demolition of an existing 40m2 single-storey ground floor extension to the rear; (c) the construction of a new single-storey and part two-storey extension to the rear and side of the existing building to provide additional accommodation associated with the café use; (d) alterations to the existing shopfront comprising new fascia signage, new glazing including a bi-folding window, a retractable awning incorporating branding, and a screened outdoor seating area incorporating branding; (e) landscaped front garden with additional outdoor seating, 10 no. bicycle parking spaces and 1 no. loading bay; (f) construction of a single-storey detached utility building/refuse store at the rear, (g) alterations to the existing first-floor residential unit, accessed via the two-storey element of the proposed extension, with internal alteration works to convert it from a two-bed to a single-bed unit and all associated site development works.

Location / address

Strand Road, Portmarnock, D13 VY76, the unit formerly known as Portmarnock Furnishings.

Applicant

TMC Ventures Ltd. T/A Melo Café

Agent

Katerina Jurkevica

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

28 Sept 2026

Grid reference

723712, 742770