Core Refusal Reason
The Inspector recommended a split decision: granting retention for the internal change of use and rear extension while refusing the retention of the outdoor beer garden and serving area. The refusal for the beer garden is based on its significant negative impact on residential amenity due to excessive noise and disturbance, which is considered contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retention of the change of use and rear extension within the footprint of the Protected Structure is acceptable in principle as it supports town centre vitality and, with modifications, preserves the building's architectural integrity.
- The large-scale external beer garden (over 200 sq.m.) represents an unacceptable intensification of use that externalizes noise-generating activities immediately adjacent to established residential properties, causing severe injury to local amenity.
- Proposed noise mitigation measures, such as acoustic barriers, are deemed insufficient to manage the scale of noise at the source and could create unsupervised spaces prone to anti-social behavior.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 4-1KCDP 4-2KCDP 4-3KCDP 4-24KCDP 8-40KCDP 8-44RR01BD-01BD-02Section 3.2.5.3Objective D-TC-1 to 8Objective D-TC-8Section 3.2.5.5Obj D-Res-3Section 3.3.1
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns an appeal at Strand Street, Dingle, involving the retention of several developments at a Protected Structure (Bob Griffins Bar). The proposal includes the change of use of ground-floor living quarters to a bar, a single-storey rear extension, and a tiered outdoor beer garden. The site is located in a high-density town centre zone but directly abuts sensitive residential areas known as Farrankilla and 'The Colony'. While the Inspector found the internal renovations and small-...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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