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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 10, 2022

QUESTION NO.26

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report in to planning and do food outlets and shops selling food and drink products have to provide a bin outside there premises and if not how could this be made a condition of planning?

REPLY:

 The newly-made County Development Plan references the importance of litter bin provision for the creation of safe and inviting places.

CDP: Incorporating different amenities into the streetscape, such as outdoor seating, litter bins, bike racks and wayfinding signage encourages people to stay longer and increase their enjoyment of an area

Similarly, litter is included as part of the Health-Check Assessments of towns/urban areas in the Retail Planning Guidelines includes litter as part of the Health-Check Assessments of towns/urban areas.

In terms of planning conditions, the Planning Authority would often include a condition requiring customer litter bins for hot-food takeaways. We would do this less often with shops, though many shops provide bins themselves. An example of a planning condition used in connection with a hot-food takeaway is:

A litter bin shall be provided adjacent to the unit / outside the premises and shall be placed so as not to obstruct passing pedestrians or neighbouring unit entrances, and thereafter be maintained for as long as the use approved in this decision continues by the applicant, developer, owner or occupier as appropriate in a clean and tidy manner in accordance with the Planning Authority’s policy and requirements and at the expense of the applicant, developer or occupier as appropriate.

REASON: In the interests of public health, visual amenity and providing for appropriate waste management.