Core Planning Reasoning
The proposal was recommended for a grant of permission as it is consistent with the Z5 'City Centre' zoning objective, provides a subsidiary use to the main convenience store, is of a modest scale, and is situated in a discrete, unobtrusive location within the unit that allows for controlled access and supervision.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed off-licence is of a modest scale (approximately 12% of the total retail area) and is clearly subsidiary to the principal use of the premises as a convenience store.
- The placement of the off-licence in a discrete location at the rear of the store behind a controlled access gate is acceptable and provides an optimum location for monitoring and security.
- Subject to conditions restricting external advertising and display, the development will not contribute to an over-concentration of off-licences in the area or negatively impact public amenity or the character of the city centre.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning objective Z5 'City Centre'Chapter 15, Section 15.14 (Commercial Development / Miscellaneous)Section 15.14.8 (Off Licences)Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 15 (Development Standards)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the change of use of part of an existing 212 sqm Londis convenience store at Unit 2, Castle Way, Golden Lane, Dublin 8, to provide an off-licence subsidiary to the main retail use. The site is located on the ground floor of a six-storey mixed-use building ('Castleway') in an area zoned Z5 'City Centre'. Third-party appeals were lodged by nearby businesses (Daybreak and Edmund Kavanagh Ltd) and local observers, citing concerns regarding an over-concentration of off-licences,...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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