Former BP O’Reilly solicitors to be turned into a restaurant
By Aideen O'Flaherty
THE former premises of BP O’Reilly Solicitors in Tallaght Village has been given the go-ahead to be turned into a restaurant.
Mark Fitzgerald, co-founder and chairman of Sherry FitzGerald estate agents, lodged a planning application with South Dublin County Council last November, seeking permission for the change of use of the premises, which is known as Coric House.
The former BP O’Reilly offices in Tallaght Village
In his application, Mr Fitzgerald outlined plans for internal alterations to the existing office at first floor level and a change of use of the two existing ground floor retail units at the rear of the property, to be amalgamated into a single licensed restaurant premises.
External alterations include new restaurant and office signage and shop frontage to the rear of the premises, and three restaurant entrances – one at Old Bawn Road and two at Courthouse Square, and the use of the external paved area onto Courthouse Square as a restaurant seating area.
Provision of bicycle parking facilities, internal alterations, including the removal of existing stairways, the removal of an existing retail unit dividing wall, and the removal of existing internal partitions to first floor is included in the plans.