Locals in Dublin 4 are contesting the green light for plans to demolish a ‘D4 gem’, Smyth’s pub on Haddington Rd and replace it with a larger pub and apartments, despite locals’ ‘superpub’ fears.
This follows R. John McBratney and others lodging an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against Dublin City Council granting planning permission to Courtney Lounge Bars Ltd to demolish all existing buildings on site at 10 Haddington Rd and construct a four storey and part five storey mixed-use building comprising a pub at basement and ground floor and six residential units at the upper floors.
The Council granted planning permission after concluding that the scheme “would not seriously injure the amenities of the area or property in the vicinity”.
In response to the plans initially lodged, the Pembroke Rd Association told the council that “a local pub can be a wonderful social amenity in a mixed residential area, as Smyth’s has been over the years, but a…
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