Board rejects Kinsale pub owner's challenge to next-door guesthouse development

The board rejected the recommendation of its own planning inspector who said that Cork County Council did not appear to have any plans to address the existing traffic problems in the town

Publican, Brian O’Neill who runs the Tap Tavern, appealed against the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for the new 10-bedroom guesthouse on the site of the Kinsale Tire Store on Guardwell, Kinsale. Photo: Dan Linehan

The owners of a well-known pub in Kinsale have failed to prevent the development of a new guesthouse in an adjoining premises in the town which they claim will threaten the future of their business.

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal by publican, Brian O’Neill who runs the Tap Tavern, against the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for the new 10-bedroom guesthouse on the site of the Kinsale Tire Store on Guardwell, Kinsale.