Dwyers pub in Cork city centre loses planning appeal for outdoor seating area

Planning board rejects Cork pub’s appeal to retain pandemic-era outdoor seating, citing visual impact and precedent concerns

Dwyers of Washington Street in Cork had appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála for the permanent installation of an outdoor seating area. Picture: Denis Minihane.

A Cork city centre pub has failed in its appeal for an outdoor seating area, with the planning board saying it would create an “undesirable precedent” in the area.

Dwyers of Cork on Washington Street had appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála for the permanent installation of an outdoor seating area, having initially installed under a temporary planning permission during the covid-19 pandemic.