Planning board puts foot down over pavement ‘clutter’

The advertising firm’s application to install a new 2.8 metre tall ‘metropanel’ display on Dawson Street has been quashed by An Bord Pleanála, which labelled the development “unnecessary visual clutter”

JCDecaux’s plans to install more footpath advertising in Dublin have hit a setback as planners clamp down on street clutter.

The advertising firm’s application to install a new 2.8 metre tall ‘metropanel’ display on Dawson Street has been quashed by An Bord Pleanála, which labelled the development “unnecessary visual clutter”.

In November 2006, JCDecaux was awarded a contract by Dublin City Council to provide outdoor advertising in the city. That agreement included the ...