Restaurant and café fit-out across County Down
If you are opening, moving or refreshing a unit in County Down, our restaurant and café fit-out service covers the layout, the build and the paperwork, with work planned around your trading hours.
A restaurant or café fit-out covers the dining area, the service counter and the back-of-house kitchen, including the extraction, gas, drainage and hygiene finishes the kitchen needs.
Working in County Down
In County Down we mostly see boutiques and independent retailers and shopping centre units and retail park stores. Each has its own landlord rules, service loads and access limits, which we look at on the first visit.
Northern Ireland's city centres and county towns have a strong independent retail and hospitality sector, and fit-outs follow Northern Ireland's own building regulations and planning system.
What does the work include?
- Service counter and back bar
- Banquettes, booths and loose seating layout
- Hygienic wall and floor finishes for kitchens
- Canopy, extraction and make-up air
What approvals might you need in County Down?
In Northern Ireland, fit-out work is covered by the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) and approved by the district council's building control team. New shopfronts and illuminated signs are checked by the council's planning department.
- A new extraction flue often needs planning permission, and odour and noise reports may be asked for.
- Kitchen gas work must be done and certified by a Gas Safe engineer registered for commercial catering.
Questions about restaurant and café fit-out in County Down
How much does a café fit-out cost?
A small café refit without a new kitchen extraction system can start from the low end of our range. A full restaurant with new extraction and a commercial kitchen sits at the top. We price from a survey, not a guess.
Do I need planning permission for a restaurant?
Change of use from shop to restaurant may need planning permission, and a new extraction flue usually does. We check the planning history during the survey.
Do you cover Banbridge and the rest of County Down?
Yes. We carry out restaurant and café fit-out in Banbridge, Bangor and across County Down. The survey is free wherever the unit is.
Which building rules apply to fit-outs in County Down?
In Northern Ireland, fit-out work is covered by the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) and approved by the district council's building control team. New shopfronts and illuminated signs are checked by the council's planning department.
Towns we cover in County Down
Other services in County Down
- Showroom fit-out
- Bar and pub fit-out
- Takeaway and hot food fit-out
- Salon and barber shop fit-out
- Pharmacy fit-out
- Clinic and dental surgery fit-out
Nearby areas
Ready to plan your fit-out in County Down?
Book a free site survey and get a fixed-price, itemised quote.