Core Refusal Reason
The development materially contravenes the 'FP' Food Park zoning objective by acting as a destination venue rather than serving the local workforce, and fails to demonstrate compliance with safety density restrictions for the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed café, by virtue of its scale, outdoor seating, and operating hours, would function as a destination venue rather than a service for the local working population, materially contravening the 'FP' Food Park zoning objective.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate compliance with the density restriction of 85 persons per half hectare required for developments within the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone.
- The development would result in the uneconomical use of strategic food industry lands and set an inappropriate precedent for similar non-conforming developments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029Objective DAO18Table 6.1 of the ERM report (2005)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a café facility at Food Central, St Margaret's, Co. Dublin, located on lands zoned for Food Park (FP) use. The Planning Authority refused the proposal because the café's size and nature would likely attract visitors from outside the park, contradicting the zoning objective which limits such uses to the local working population. Furthermore, the site is situated within the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone, and the applicant failed to prove t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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