3740/22

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the change of use of the ground floor level (72.76sq.m) from a retail tourist information shop to a retail Gelato store selling Gelato for consumption on the premises. Works also include modifications and upgrade works to the front existing signage.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed gelato store constitutes a prohibited fast-food use under the Grafton Street Special Planning Control Scheme and features a shopfront design that fails to respect the architectural heritage of the Protected Structure and its conservation area context.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The use of the premises as a gelato store is considered a fast-food outlet, which is not permissible under the Scheme of Special Planning Control for Grafton Street and Environs.
  • The proposed shopfront and interior lighting are of insufficient design quality and fail to relate sensitively to the architectural detail, scale, and period of the Protected Structure.
  • The development would seriously injure the character and setting of the Architectural Conservation Area and adjacent Protected Structures of national significance, including Trinity College.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy CHC2 (a)Policy CHC2 (b)Policy CHC2 (d)Policy CHC4Dublin City Development Plan

Decision Document Summary

This application proposed the change of use of the ground floor of 118 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, to a retail gelato store. The site is a Protected Structure located within a designated Architectural Conservation Area and the Grafton Street retail core. Dublin City Council refused the application on two main grounds: first, that the business model constitutes a fast-food use prohibited by the Scheme of Special Planning Control; and second, that the poor-quality shopfront design and intrusive inte...
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