Dwyers of Cork on Washington St had applied for permission for the outdoor area along with an extension of the hours it could operate to align with its publican\u2019s licence.<\/p>\n
It was a condition of its original planning permission sought during covid that it had to re-apply for retention after three years but a Cork City Council inspector hit out at the \u201chaphazard and temporary\u201d structure for outdoor dining and said it had a \u201cnegative visual impact\u201d on the building.<\/p>\n
An appeal was lodged with An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la seeking permission for the permanent installation of the outdoor seating area, with a 60-page document supporting the application.<\/p>\n
It pointed to the Government\u2019s Night-Time Economy Task Force which recommended that \u201cevery effort\u201d be made to maximise opportunities for outdoor spaces to be used for on-street dining zones.<\/p>\n
It also said the pedestrianisation of Little Cross St and its re-use for outdoor dining has \u201cdelivered a marked improvement in public amenity, activating what was previously an underused space\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe presence of a managed, high-quality outdoor facility brings life and vibrancy to the area, in keeping with Cork City Council\u2019s placemaking objectives, and supports sustainable city-centre living and hospitality,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
The document also said that Cork City Council has supported businesses elsewhere in the city.<\/p>\n
This has included \u201cdirect public investments\u201d in Princes St and Union Quay to facilitate high-quality outdoor dining environments.<\/p>\n
\u201cDwyer\u2019s of Washington St has undertaken its development entirely at its own expense,\u201d it said. \u201cThis significant investment, which is in the realm of \u20ac100,000 has been made in good faith and with the clear understanding that the development was not only acceptable but welcomed and aligned with Council objectives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe note that other premises have benefitted from publicly-funded public realm improvements.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la has set a date of March 16, 2026, for its decision on this planning appeal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dwyers of Cork on Washington St had applied for permission for the outdoor area along with an extension…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,79,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-128096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cork-news","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}