Tile and bathroom showroom at 10 Dublin Road, Enniskillen
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Fermanagh And Omagh Planning Committee on 18 Feb 2026.
What was proposed
The application proposed changing a restaurant and takeaway into a tile and bathroom showroom and retail unit, with associated works.
“Proposal: Change of use from restaurant/takeaway to a tile and bathroom showroom/retail until and all associated works.”
Officer report
The site
The vacant building fronts the Dublin Road and has car parking at the side.
“The existing building is a vacant restaurant/takeaway building which fronts onto the Dublin Road. There is an area of car parking at the side.”
“Proposed development This is a full application for change of use from restaurant/takeaway to a tile and bathroom showroom/retail unit.”
Officer report
Earlier planning history
Earlier permissions covered a restaurant and takeaway, opening hours, illuminated signage, and advertisement signs and window graphics.
“Application Number Proposal Decision/date LA10/2019/0896/F Variation of condition 02 (opening hours) on planning approval L/2008/1309/F (change of use from car showroom to restaurant/take away) to allow opening hours between 7.00 and 24.00 including Sundays.”
“Application for consent to display 2 x Advertisement signs and window graphics Under consideration…”
Officer report
Officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended approval because the proposal met the Plan Strategy overall, subject to conditions controlling goods sold and the permission’s expiry period.
“The proposal is considered to meet the policy requirements of the Plan Strategy as a whole and for the reasons listed within the report it is recommended that the application for planning permission is approved, subject to the following conditions;”
Officer report
Main planning issues
The site was outside the Primary Retail Core but within the town centre, with no suitable larger ground-floor site available in the Core.
“Whilst there are a number of vacant properties in the PRC there are no buildings with an open plan floor of this size over a ground floor. Whilst there may be properties that are vacant that could provide a sales area of 327m 2 , this would be over a number of floors. Given the bulky goods nature of the products then they are not considered to be suitable for this specific proposal.”
“As the site is within the town centre boundary of Enniskillen then it is within the next sequentially preferred location. Therefore the sequential test in the SPPS2 and the PS, is met.”
Officer report
Consultation and objections
DfI Roads had no objection subject to informatives, and no representations were received.
“DfI Roads has advised it has no objections, subject to informatives. These can be included in any decision notice for the information of the developer.”
Officer report
Committee discussion
Members had no questions and proceeded directly to decision-making.
“NOTED: that Paper A, Appendix 4 had been issued with the agenda.”
“As Members had no questions, they proceeded to decision making. A Member proposed the recommendation to approve planning permission, and this was seconded by another Member.”
Minutes
The decision
The application was approved subject to the two conditions listed in the officer recommendation.
“RESOLVED: On the proposal of Councillor Maguire, seconded by Councillor McClaughry, and unanimously agreed, that the above application be approved planning permission, subject to the two conditions listed within Paragraph 7.0 of Appendix 4. (”
Minutes
Sources
- Fermanagh And Omagh Planning Committee minutes, 18 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Fermanagh And Omagh's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Fermanagh And Omagh
- Date
- Wednesday 18 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
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- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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