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

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development would result in the loss of essential car parking spaces for the existing retail unit, leading to potential traffic congestion and representing a haphazard form of development.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The reduction in car parking capacity would likely lead to overspill parking on the public road, creating a significant traffic hazard and obstructing traffic flow.
  • The kiosk represents a haphazard and piecemeal addition to the site that fails to integrate with the existing retail layout and design.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar commercial developments within established retail car parks, undermining the site's primary retail function.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028Section 11.4.1 (Parking Standards)Policy TR P1Objective TR O1

Decision Document Summary

Lidl Ireland GmbH proposed the construction of a single-storey, free-standing café kiosk within the existing Lidl site at Childers Road, Limerick. The application was refused by Limerick City & County Council because the development would occupy space currently used for essential customer parking. The planning authority determined that the loss of these spaces would lead to traffic safety issues on the surrounding road network and that the proposal constituted a poorly integrated, haphazard form...
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