Core Refusal Reason
The proposed change of use to a restaurant is incompatible with the High Amenity zoning, exceeds safety density limits for the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone, and fails to address tree preservation requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed restaurant use is not ancillary to tourism nor a conversion of a protected or vernacular structure, thus violating the High Amenity (HA) zoning objective.
- The development exceeds the maximum permissible person density of 85 persons per half hectare for the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone, contravening safety objectives.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the Fingal tree strategy, specifically regarding the replacement of canopy cover in a highly sensitive landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HA Zoning ObjectiveFingal Development Plan 2023-2029Objective DAO18Table 6.1 of the ERM reportForest of Fingal - A Tree Strategy for Fingal
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought the removal of a single-storey structure and a change of use from residential to a restaurant at 'North Lodge', Strand Road, Portmarnock. The site is situated within a 'High Amenity' (HA) zone and the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone. The application was refused as the restaurant use did not meet the specific criteria for conversion of vernacular structures or tourism-ancillary development required in HA areas. Additionally, the proposed occupancy density of 110 person...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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