Approval given for major retail development at derelict site

Cork County Council has approved planning permission for a major retail development to be built at the dilapidated former Seafield Textiles building in Youghal, Co Cork.

The application by the local consortium Seafield Group is for a mixed-use neighbourhood centre, including a single-storey, 1,445sq m discount food store, a restaurant, and single-storey offices. Plann-ing proposals also envisage 178 car spaces, a covered pedestrian walkway, upgraded vehicular accesses, extended access road, and associated landscaping.

The proposed development would lead to the demolition of all existing site structures with the exception of a portion that facilitates a protected plaque structure on the 3.7-acre site in the Strand area.