A prominent Manly Corso property could be fitted out for Guzman y Gomez under a development application now under assessment for the ground-floor tenancy at 1/21-23 The Corso.
The application, DA2026/0741, was submitted on 10 June 2026 and is on exhibition from 24 June 2026 to 8 July 2026. The proposed works have an estimated value of $521,510.
The proposal seeks approval for use of the premises as a business premises, with the tenancy proposed to operate as a Guzman y Gomez takeaway food and drink premises. The works would include internal alterations, shopfront changes, signage and new mechanical plant.
Fitout Planned for Manly Corso Tenancy
The proposed fitout would cover 186 square metres of ground-floor space.
Plans for the customer area include service counters, a bin location, a salsa station and 15 internal seats. Back-of-house areas would include a kitchen, wash-up area, office, storage spaces, waste storage, dry store, freezer and coolroom.
The application also lists a cooking area and associated equipment, including a cook line, café station, fries station and mechanical ventilation.
Shopfront Changes Proposed on the Corso
The development would alter the ground-floor frontage of the Manly Corso property, with walnut-coloured cladding, new fixed and sliding glazing, and a range of illuminated signs.
The signage package includes Guzman y Gomez branding on the awning fascia and window, a Cape Hola wall sign, an app and delivery pick-up sign, two under-awning signs and branded graphic treatments, including mural-style glazing decals.
New mechanical plant and ducting are also proposed as part of the works.
Daily Trading Listed From 6am to 3am
The premises is proposed to trade from 6am to 3am, seven days a week.
The application also includes alcohol sales, which would be handled through a separate on-premises liquor licence process. Any restrictions on alcohol sales would be managed through that process.
Goods deliveries and waste collection would take place from Market Lane at the rear of the site. No off-street parking is proposed, and the existing loading arrangements would remain unchanged.
Heritage Setting Retained Above Ground Level
The property forms part of a shop-top housing development, with retail space at ground level and residential units above.
The site is identified as a local heritage item, listed as a group of commercial buildings, and sits within the Town Centre Conservation Area. The building is described in the application material as a stripped Art Deco commercial building from the early twentieth century.
The ground-floor shopfront has been extensively altered over time, with no original shopfront fabric remaining. The proposed works would not increase the building height or floor space ratio, and the finished floor level would not change.
A noise assessment lodged with the proposal predicts operational noise would comply with relevant criteria for nearby residential and non-residential receivers during daytime, evening and night periods.
DA2026/0741 remains under assessment.
Published 26-June-2026
