LATEST: Decision made on proposed plans for a fast food restaurant at Kilkenny cinema complex

Planning permission has been refused for a proposed fast food restaurant with a drive-thru facility at the existing IMC Cinema Complex site on the Old Mart Street and Castlecomer Road in Kilkenny City.

The application, lodged with Kilkenny County Council by City Cinemas Limited, sought permission for the construction of a new restaurant, which would have been part two-storey and part single-storey in design, along with an associated drive-thru facility.

Plans also included illuminated signage for the restaurant, an entrance height restrictor with signage, a free-standing illuminated menu display and two ordering kiosks. - More details from Kilkenny County Council HERE

A new driveway would have provided access to the drive-thru from the existing private car park, with two parking bays and an outdoor seating area also proposed as part of the development.

The plans also included the construction of a separate single-storey retail unit, complete with illuminated external signage.

The existing car park would have been altered to accommodate the proposed development, with a number of associated site works also included in the application.

However, the decision means the proposed fast food drive-thru and additional retail unit will not proceed in its current form.

The decision may be appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála.

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