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Planning

An Taisce criticises planning body's decision on drive-through fast food outlets

An Taisce slammed An Bórd Pleanala’s decision to approve drive-through fast food restaurants in the historic Boyne Valley area.

AN BÓRD PLEANALA is ignoring climate science and Government transport policy, according to An Taisce, Ireland’s planning watchdog.

An Taisce claims that An Bord Pleanála has made “weak decisions” in a number of cases, criticising a decision last week which saw the planning appeals board approve a drive-through fast foot outlet on the historic Boyne Valley approach to Drogheda.

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They state that a development of this kind will result in “higher levels of car-borne commuting while reducing patronage at long-established restaurants in Drogheda town centre”.

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They were also critical of a decision which granted permission to Dublin Airport Authority to continue using 10,200 long term surface car parking spaces despite the retention of these spaces being “completely incompatible with the Government’s Smarter Travel policy,” said An Taisce.

An Taisce said that it is “damaging the regeneration of Irish towns”.

They added:

These two most recent decisions by An Bord Pleanála follow closely on regressive determinations for retail expansion of the Liffey Valley and Kildare Village shopping centres.

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