5404/22

RETENTION: The development for which a 4-year temporary retention permission for development is sought consists of a 'Meanwhile Use' development consisting of a repurposed shipping container (c. 15 sq m) that operates as a café / coffee shop selling take-away tea, coffee and associated foods (during the hours of 0700-1900 Monday to Sunday); 2 No. temporary marquee structures; a waste collection point (2 sq m); temporary suspension of 3 No. car parking spaces; and retention of associated signage. The 5 No. Signs to be retained consist of: Sign 01 fixed to the façade of the repurposed shipping container (4.57 sq m); Sign 02 -fixed to the façade of the repurposed shipping container (1.11 sq m); Sign 03 - fixedto the façade of the repurposed shipping container (0.876) sq m); Sign 04- fixed to the side of the repurposed shipping container (1.83 sq m): and Sign 05 a sandwich board sign located to the front of the repurposed shipping container (2.72 sq m). Section 28 Guidelines for Planning Authorities Enforcement of Certain Planning Conditions during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (29 March 2020) statesthat 'given the exceptional challenges arising from COVID-19. it is critical that support is given to restaurants and cafes to allow them to maximise opportunities to maintain a revenue stream' and that 'given the serious danger to public health and the resultant pressures placed on the restaurant and café sector, planning authorities should take an accommodating and flexible approach to conditions restricting the provision of delivery and take-away services' and that 'any breaches of planning condition in relation to restaurants or cafés operating a delivery take-away service to be of a minor nature, other than where issues arise which could seriously impact on publichealth and safety.'