Temple Bar Area Renewal and Development Act, 1991

SECOND SCHEDULE

Grounds for Approval, etc., of Existing or Proposed Buildings or Premises

Section 4 .

1. Any building or premises—

(a) where activities of a cultural nature are being carried out, or are to be carried out if that building or premises is duly approved of by Temple Bar Renewal Limited for those activities, or

(b) where activities of a business undertaking providing services for tourists or other visitors to the Area are being carried out or are to be carried out if that building or premises is duly approved of by Temple Bar Renewal Limited for that activity and, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of this subparagraph, where that building is or is to be used as—

(i) a restaurant, or

(ii) a place for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor, or

(iii) a hotel, or

(iv) a hostel,

or

(c) where activities by a business undertaking are being carried out, or are to be carried out if that building or premises is duly approved of by Temple Bar Renewal Limited for those activities and where the undertaking—

(i) is or will be smaller or similar in size to existing business undertakings in the Area, and

(ii) employs or will employ not more than 20 persons,

or

(d) used, or to be used if duly approved of by Temple Bar Renewal Limited for use—

(i) as a multi-storey car-park within the meaning assigned to it by Chapter VII of Part I of the Finance Act, 1991 , or

(ii) as residential accommodation, or

(iii) as an office or service activity primarily serving the Area,

may be approved.

2. Any building or premises used or proposed to be used for use—

(a) as a warehouse, other than a storage area for the use of a building or premises to which paragraph 1 relates and which is consistent with the use or activity to which the building or premises is being or is to be put, or

(b) as a factory, other than a building or premises to which paragraph 1 (c) relates, or

(c) by business undertakings, other than those to which paragraph 1 or 3 relates,

shall not be approved.

3. Buildings or premises for the use of financial institutions or which are general office developments (except to the extent that it relates to paragraph 1 (d) (iii)) shall not be approved in any part of the Area other than a part which, in the opinion of Temple Bar Renewal Limited, is situate in the periphery of the Area.

4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 3, approval by virtue of either of those paragraphs shall be refused where Temple Bar Renewal Limited is of the opinion that such an approval would be detrimental to a suitable mix of uses and activities in the Area or any part thereof.