Core Reason for the Refused Part
The proposal represents an inefficient, low-density use of zoned Neighbourhood Centre land and fails to justify a significant increase in retail floor area against potential trade diversion and overconcentration.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed single-storey format and low plot ratio represent an inefficient and sub-optimal use of serviced Neighbourhood Centre zoned lands, failing to promote compact growth and consolidation.
- The 42.3% increase in net floor area results in an overconcentration of a single use class and the applicant failed to demonstrate that the resulting superstore would not cause trade diversion.
- The development is inconsistent with specific retail policy objectives (RET7 and RET9) of the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 and national Retail Planning Guidelines.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective 'NC'Section 7.5.4.1 Policy Objective RET7: Neighbourhood CentresSection 7.6.1.1 Policy Objective RET9: Assessment of Retail ProposalsSection 12.6.1 Assessment of Development Proposals in Towns, District and Neighbourhood CentresRetail Planning Guidelines 2012
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a significant single-storey extension to the existing Tesco supermarket at Ballybrack Shopping Centre, Churchview Road, which would have increased the gross floor area from 3,945 sq. m to 5,505 sq. m. While the Planning Authority granted retention permission for a bin storage area, the primary extension was refused. The decision was based on the proposal's failure to maximize the mixed-use potential of the 'NC' zoned site and the lack of evidence that such a substantial ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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