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MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd has been granted conditional planning permission for a development at Costa Coffee, located in Kilkenny Retail and Business Park, Springhill, Kilkenny City.
The applicant had sought permission to provide a drive-thru lane for the Costa Coffee unit.
This would include a canopy and service hatch on the northern side of the unit, along with a height restrictor or entrance barrier on the access lane.
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The proposed drive-thru lane would be 3.5 metres wide and would be accompanied by associated hard and soft landscaping.
Permission was also sought for associated signage, consisting of two directional signs, one order station, and two menu boards or advertisement signs.
The development includes alterations to all elevations of the Costa Coffee unit, incorporating the installation of new signage on all sides.
Changes to the existing car parking layout were also proposed, including the realignment of parking spaces to the west of the unit, relocation of two accessible parking spaces to the east, and the removal of 14 existing parking spaces.
The plans also encompass alterations to landscaping, updates to the outdoor seating area, the provision of six cycle parking spaces, and all other associated development works.
Permission was granted by the planning authority subject to five conditions.
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