COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEASSOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

HEADED ITEM NO. 51

A Busy Place

Section: Retailing

Section 3.4.8 Discount Food Stores

Relocate text from section 3.4.8 ‘Discount Food Stores’ to become new paragraph 3.4.10.xiv, incorporating new policy S14 followed by explanation, and renumber remainder of chapter accordingly (relocated text in bold):

3.4.10.xiv Policy S14: Discount Food Stores

It is Development Plan policy that applications for any discount convenience store (exceeding 1500m² gross) in areas where the site is not located in a designated neighbourhood, district or town centre should be accompanied by a statement justifying need, demonstrating impact on town centres, sequential test and demonstrating that the development is of an appropriate scale.

Discount food stores can effectively anchor smaller centres or local neighbourhood centres as well as complementing existing conventional convenience shopping in established Level 3 or 4 centres. Proposals for such developments will be considered in relation to the provisions of the Plan concerning the design, layout and impact of retail developments. For the purpose of zoning, a discount store should be assessed as a convenience shop and on the basis of the area it is proposed to serve, whether this is local or district.

Applications for discount food stores must demonstrate that they will not have a significant negative impact on Level 3 District Centres and Level 4 Local Centres.

Reason

In order to ensure that the issue of Discount Food Stores is addressed as a policy issue. 

Recommendation

That the amendment be adopted.