3906/21
Permission is sought for the following; a new revised glazed shopfront with a single door, construct a single storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing building for storage, incorporating new a smaller roller shutter type access door and pedestrian gate onto the rear lane and to change the use from vacant financial commercial unit on the ground floor of this three storey mid terrace building to a pet related retail/reception to the front of the unit and veterinary clinic to the rear of the existing unit and associated internal modifications.
Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed change of use to a veterinary clinic is considered compatible with the Z4 zoning objective to provide for and improve mixed-service facilities, contributing to the diversity and vitality of the Donnybrook district centre without significantly impacting residential amenity or traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The use as a veterinary clinic, while not explicitly listed for Z4 zones, is compatible with the objective of promoting a diversity of uses in district centres and is deemed permissible in the draft 2022-2028 plan.
- Potential impacts on the residential amenities of the upper-floor apartments, specifically regarding noise, can be effectively mitigated by a condition prohibiting the overnight housing of animals.
- The development is small-scale and well-served by public transport and existing on-street pay-and-display parking, meaning it will not create a significant traffic hazard or parking deficit.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This report assesses a proposal to convert a vacant ground-floor commercial unit (formerly part of a bank) at 8 Main Street, Donnybrook, into a veterinary clinic with a retail element and a 26 sq.m. rear extension. The site is located within a Z4 District Centre zone. A third-party appellant argued that the use is not permitted under current zoning and would cause noise disturbance and traffic congestion. The Inspector noted that while the current 2016 Plan does not explicitly list veterinary cl...PDF Document Missing
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