Newtown Bantry Co. Cork

What’s proposed

Permission for development comprising amendments to permitted supermarket and associated services and works (An Bord Pleanála Reg Ref No.: PL88.239840, Cork County Council Planning Reg. Ref. No.: 10/00239), at a site approximately 3.52 hectares. These amendments consist of: Reducing the scale and extent of the permitted licenced supermarket development (Condition No.2 of An Bord Pleanála Reg Ref No.: PL88.239840, Cork County Council Planning Reg. Ref. No.: 10/00239) comprising a reduction of 1,618 sq m in Gross Floor Area (permitted 4,258 sq m) to total 2,640 sq m Gross Floor Area, a reduction of 577 sq m Net Retail Sales Area, (permitted 2,082 sq m) to total 1,505 sq m Net Retail Sales Area, and a reduction of 168 no. in surface car parking spaces (permitted 277 spaces) to total 109 no. surface car parking spaces; and Intensifying the use by extending the permitted licenced supermarket development’s hours of operation (Condition No. 13 of An Bord Pleanála Reg Ref No.: PL88.239840, Cork County Council Planning Reg. Ref. No.: 10/00239) from 0800 hours and 2000 hours Monday to Wednesday, 0800 hours and 2100 hours Thursday to Saturday, and 1000 hours and 1800 hours on Sunday, to 0800 hours and 2200 hours from Monday to Saturday and 0900 hours and 2100 hours on Sunday. The construction of the amended proposed licenced supermarket development with ancillary infrastructure (all totalling 2,640 sq m Gross Floor Area and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys) comprises of: A retail sales area with ancillary off-licence use (total net retail sales area of 1,505 sq m), bakery, public facilities (incl. lobby and toilets), entrance pod, storage (incl. cold storage), stairs and lift to mezzanine floor, lobby and delivery warehouse area, all at ground floor level (totalling 2,273 sq m ground floor Gross Floor Area); Staff welfare (incl. toilets, change rooms and staff canteen area), managers office, IT, training room, plant room, void and terrace spaces, and stairs from ground floor, all at first floor level (totalling 334 sq m first floor Gross Floor Area); 2no. building mounted corporate internally illuminated sign, 1no. free standing internally illuminated totem pole sign at entrances, 3no. wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display, 1no. wall mounted externally illuminated information display board, 1no. finger post directional signs; 1no. trolley bay covered structure (33 sq m Gross Floor Area); 109 no. surface car parking spaces (4no. disa

16/20 is a planning application to Cork County Council for permission for development comprising amendments to permitted supermarket and associated, received on 18 Jan 2016; permission was granted with conditions on 18 May 2016.

Planning details

Reference: 16/20
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 18 Jan 2016
Observations close: 22 Feb 2016 (closed 3866 days ago)
Decision due: 19 May 2016 · decided 18 May 2016
Decision: Conditional on 18 May 2016
Proposed development: Permission for development comprising amendments to permitted supermarket and associated services and works (An Bord Pleanála Reg Ref No.: PL88.239840, Cork County Council Planning Reg. Ref. No.: 10/00239), at a site approximately 3.52 hectares. These amendments consist of: Reducing the scale and extent of the permitted licenced supermarket development (Condition No.2 of An Bord Pleanála Reg Ref No.: PL88.239840, Cork County Council Planning Reg. Ref. No.: 10/00239) comprising a reduction of 1,618 sq m in Gross Floor Area (permitted 4,258 sq m) to total 2,640 sq m Gross Floor Area, a reduction of 577 sq m Net Retail Sales Area, (permitted 2,082 sq m) to total 1,505 sq m Net Retail Sales Area, and a reduction of 168 no. in surface car parking spaces (permitted 277 spaces) to total 109 no. surface car parking spaces; and Intensifying the use by extending the permitted licenced supermarket development’s hours of operation (Condition No. 13 of An Bord Pleanála Reg Ref No.: PL88.239840, Cork County Council Planning Reg. Ref. No.: 10/00239) from 0800 hours and 2000 hours Monday to Wednesday, 0800 hours and 2100 hours Thursday to Saturday, and 1000 hours and 1800 hours on Sunday, to 0800 hours and 2200 hours from Monday to Saturday and 0900 hours and 2100 hours on Sunday. The construction of the amended proposed licenced supermarket development with ancillary infrastructure (all totalling 2,640 sq m Gross Floor Area and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys) comprises of: A retail sales area with ancillary off-licence use (total net retail sales area of 1,505 sq m), bakery, public facilities (incl. lobby and toilets), entrance pod, storage (incl. cold storage), stairs and lift to mezzanine floor, lobby and delivery warehouse area, all at ground floor level (totalling 2,273 sq m ground floor Gross Floor Area); Staff welfare (incl. toilets, change rooms and staff canteen area), managers office, IT, training room, plant room, void and terrace spaces, and stairs from ground floor, all at first floor level (totalling 334 sq m first floor Gross Floor Area); 2no. building mounted corporate internally illuminated sign, 1no. free standing internally illuminated totem pole sign at entrances, 3no. wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display, 1no. wall mounted externally illuminated information display board, 1no. finger post directional signs; 1no. trolley bay covered structure (33 sq m Gross Floor Area); 109 no. surface car parking spaces (4no. disa
As published by the register.
Site area: 3.54 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 320759). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/20.

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