Food Hall Plan for Church
Dublin City Council has given Failte Ireland permission to establish a food hall at the vacant St Andrew’s Church near Grafton Street in Dublin.
The council has granted planning permission after concluding that the planned food hall would comply with the zoning objective of the site and would not detract from the area’s civic character.
Fáilte Ireland will now press ahead with its plans to seek an experienced operator to lease the space for food hall use.
In a letter to Dublin City Council, Laura McCarthy, manager of corporate services at Fáilte Ireland, said that “the proposed change of use for the premises has the potential to create a major centrally based asset for the city, with the potential to inject cultural and economic value which would benefit local residents, employees and all visitors, both domestic and foreign”.
She added:
“In order to generate and sustain further economic opportunity and economic development, we need to create iconic food and drink experiences – the proposed change of use and redevelopment of St Andrew’s would be the embodiment of that vision.”
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