Core Refusal Reason
Public safety risk and traffic hazard due to inadequate pedestrian infrastructure and unsafe access arrangements within an industrial estate setting.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development poses a danger to public safety and creates a traffic hazard due to the lack of safe access and egress adjacent to an active car park and road.
- The absence of a dedicated pedestrian path linking the site to the existing public footpath network fails to provide a safe environment for customers.
- The proposal contravenes Dublin City Development Plan policies aimed at creating safe, accessible pedestrian environments and would set an undesirable precedent for similar unsustainable developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SMT11Policy SMT18
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention planning permission for a mobile food and coffee truck with an associated outdoor seating area located at Unit 4a Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Inchicore. Dublin City Council refused the proposal on the grounds that it represents a significant traffic hazard and a danger to public safety. The decision highlights the lack of proper pedestrian connectivity between the development and the wider industrial estate's footpath network, concluding that the proposal fai...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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