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a single storey freestanding café kiosk within the Lidl site, the café kiosk will serve take-away foods and non-alcoholic beverages. The development will also consist of: a bin storage area, associated signage, all associated ancillary works required to complete in accordance with Building Regulations standards

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The loss of 12 car parking spaces within the existing retail site would lead to traffic congestion and safety hazards on the adjacent R445 public road.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The reduction in car parking capacity is deemed insufficient to serve the existing supermarket and the new kiosk, likely resulting in hazardous overspill parking on the Dublin Road.
  • The placement of the kiosk within a busy car park creates unacceptable levels of pedestrian-vehicular conflict, compromising the safety of site users.
  • The proposal represents a haphazard form of development that fails to integrate properly with the existing site layout and negatively impacts the visual amenity of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective TR O44Policy TR P7Section 11.4.1

Decision Document Summary

This application by Lidl Ireland GmbH proposed the installation of a single-storey freestanding café kiosk at their existing retail site on the Dublin Road, Castletroy. The development was refused by Limerick City & County Council primarily due to the loss of 12 essential car parking spaces. The Planning Authority concluded that this deficit would force vehicles onto the public road, creating traffic hazards, and that the kiosk's location would lead to dangerous interactions between pedestrians ...
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