Charlie Chawke firm can keep operating south Dublin wood-fired pizza business
An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted a three-year planning retention for a wood-fired pizza truck in south Dublin, despite health concerns regarding smoke emissions. The commission ruled that the site's zoning supports the business and that specific fuel conditions will mitigate environmental impacts.
Why it matters
This case illustrates the tension between small business operations and residential health concerns in urban planning disputes.
An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved a Chawke family firm’s plans to continue operating a wood-fired pizza business in south Dublin .
The commission granted planning retention for three years to Chawkes Woodfired Pizza Ltd for a self-contained pizza catering truck and outdoor seating in Cornelscourt , Dublin 18, despite health concerns expressed by a medical consultant based at St Vincent’s hospital.
In May, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council granted planning retention for the scheme for three years but this was appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála by local resident Niall Melvin.
As part of his appeal, Melvin included a submission from medical consultant Dr Sinéad Murphy.
In her submission, Murphy said it was her medical opinion that recurring smoke emissions and repeated exposure to wood-fired particulates are sufficient to give rise to upper airway irritation symptoms and materially intervene with the residential enjoyment of her dwelling and rear garden area in Foxrock.
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