Core Refusal Reason
The development facilitates an unauthorised bar counter that blocks a fire escape and causes significant noise and antisocial behavior issues for nearby residents.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The works facilitate an unauthorised bar counter serving the rear laneway which blocks a previous fire escape route.
- The application lacked candour by omitting the unauthorised elements of the development from the proposal.
- The development as a whole seriously injures the residential amenities of property on Hollybank Road due to noise, smoke, and antisocial behavior.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a new fire escape door, corridor, and cold room access at Kennedy Public House, Drumcondra. The local authority refused the application on the grounds that these works facilitate an unauthorised bar counter serving a rear laneway. The planning authority highlighted a lack of transparency in the application and concluded that the development negatively impacts the amenities of nearby residents on Hollybank Road through noise and antisocial behavior...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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