3323/23

RETENTION PERMISSION: Permission for retention of the placing of tables and seating, planter boxes and a metal framed tented structure on the open space to the front of The Irishtown House, 60 Irishtown Road, Dublin 4, at the junction of Irishtown Road and Strand Street.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development is incompatible with the Z9 Amenity/Open Space zoning objective and adversely impacts residential amenity through noise, disturbance, and visual incongruity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The commercial use of the site for seating contravenes the Z9 zoning objective, which is intended to preserve and improve recreational amenity and open space lands.
  • The development results in significant negative impacts on the surrounding residential conservation area in terms of noise, disturbance, and visual intrusion.
  • The seating area fails to meet the specific criteria for outdoor seating under Section 15.17.4 of the Development Plan and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Z9Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028Section 15.17.4

Decision Document Summary

This application sought retention permission for outdoor tables and a seating planter at The Irishtown House, 60 Irishtown Road, Dublin 4. The local authority refused the application because the development is situated on lands zoned Z9 (Amenity/Open Space), where the commercial intensification is deemed incompatible with the objective to preserve recreational space. Furthermore, the seating area was found to be visually incongruous and detrimental to the residential amenity of the surrounding c...
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