Clontarf Baths Plan Turned Down

Personally I thought the redevelopment ok, and would have brightened what is and has been for years a terrible eyesore. On the plus side it should make it very difficult for the Dublin Port Company to get permission for its grand landgrab plans from the bay.

http://www.pleanala.ie/casenum/228684.htm

REASONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
The site of the proposed development, that of the former Clontarf Baths, is located
within an area subject to a development objective to preserve, provide and improve
recreational amenity and open space, in which new development is generally confined
to development in amenity and recreational uses associated with open space, with
cultural and recreational structures being open for consideration, according to the
Dublin City Development Plan 2005 – 2011. It is the policy of the planning authority
to protect and enhance the amenities of such areas. This development objective is
considered reasonable. It is considered that the proposed development, by reason of
its nature, scale and intensity would not come within the scope of the zoning objective
for the site. It is further considered that, due to its considerable length (exceeding
sixty metres and including a cantilever over the foreshore) taken in conjunction with
its height and the associated surface car parking, the proposed development would
compromise the recreational amenities and detract from the visual amenities of the
public open space, especially the adjacent promenade and the views from it over
Dublin Bay. The proposed development would, therefore, seriously injure the
recreational and visual amenities of the area, would conflict with the development
objective and would, accordingly, be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable
development of the area.