Core Refusal Reason
The proposed takeaway use would result in an overconcentration of fast food outlets, eroding the diversity and cultural character of the Temple Bar area in contravention of the Dublin City Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The provision of an additional takeaway would negatively impact the variety and diversity of uses within the designated Temple Bar cultural and artistic quarter.
- The proposal fails to accord with specific objectives (CU7 and CUO18) intended to prevent the overconcentration and expansion of off-premises food sales in this hub.
- The development would materially contravene the 2022-2028 Dublin City Council Development Plan and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the vicinity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Z5 zoningObjective CU7Objective CUO182022-2028 Dublin City Council Development Plan
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought a change of use from a ground floor financial services unit to a takeaway at Unit 2, Temple Bar Square, Dublin 2. The planning authority refused the application on the grounds that the site is located within a Z5 zoned cultural quarter already saturated with fast food uses. It was determined that the proposal would undermine the area's vibrant mix of uses, conflict with specific cultural protection objectives in the 2022-2028 Development Plan, and depreciate property values i...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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