3517/23
The development will consist of new shop front to include the following : (a) removal of roller shutter, (b) installation of 2 no. medi-vending machines, (c) honed limestone facade to match existing shop front on 4 Bath Ave., together with polished granite insert, (e) strip lighting along the top of facade and signage to match existing shop front on 4 Bath Avenue., (f) all associated site works.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The loss of a shopfront in a Z3 zoned neighbourhood centre due to poor design quality and negative impact on visual amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The installation of medi-vending machines would result in the loss of an entire shopfront within a Z3 zoned neighbourhood centre.
- The proposal fails to demonstrate high-quality design, materiality, or detailing necessary to enhance the building or the streetscape.
- The development would injure visual amenities and set an undesirable precedent, conflicting with the Dublin City Development Plan and Shopfront Design Guidelines.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought to install two medi-vending machines and alter the existing shopfront at 4-6 Bath Avenue, Dublin 4, located within a Z3 zoned neighbourhood centre. The application was refused because the design was deemed insufficient in quality and materiality, leading to the total loss of a shopfront. The planning authority concluded that the development would negatively impact the streetscape's visual amenity, create an undesirable precedent for similar developments, and contravene the Du...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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