{"id":319667,"date":"2026-02-27T07:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/319667\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:05:23","slug":"dunnes-stores-outlines-plans-to-expand-patrick-street-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/319667\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunnes Stores outlines plans to expand Patrick Street restaurant\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dunnes Stores is seeking permission to expand its restaurant on the third floor of its Patrick Street store.<\/p>\n<p>Better Value Unlimited Company has lodged plans with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/cork-news\/\">Cork<\/a> City Council for a change of use of its external terrace on the third floor of its building on 105-107 Saint Patrick\u2019s Street from general amenity space to ancillary seating associated with its existing restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The plans also include an overhead, an extendable canopy and timber screening, along with associated site development works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cork City Council are due to decide on the plans by April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, a popular service station in Cork City could see its premises upgraded under new plans lodged with the local council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Drustan Ltd has sought planning permission to upgrade the South Link Service Station located on the South City Link Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The proposed development would see the removal of an existing car wash at the site, which would be replaced with a new, larger unit scheduled to operate on a 24-hour basis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4982279_5_articleinlinemobile_LC_20night_2005.jpg\" alt=\"The South Link Service Staion Road, near the Elysian. Picture: Larry Cummins\" title=\"The South Link Service Staion Road, near the Elysian. Picture: Larry Cummins\" class=\"card-img\"\/>The South Link Service Staion Road, near the Elysian. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It would also see a broader reconfiguration of the forecourts and the relocation of the existing service area, bollards, and two car parking spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The service station is also seeking to install a new drive-thru coffee dock kiosk next to the shop within the existing outdoor seating area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The new unit\u2019s floor area will measure just under 150 sq m, with the plans also including associated road markings to facilitate the drive-through coffee kiosk, together with all ancillary and site development works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cork City Council are due to decide on the plans by April 20, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dunnes Stores is seeking permission to expand its restaurant on the third floor of its Patrick Street store.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,4257,79,61,60],"class_list":["post-319667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-business","tag-cork-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}