Residents were contemplating taking legal action over An Bord Pleanála’s decision to approve more than 650 flats, in blocks up to nine storeys tall, in north Dublin.
Dublin City Council opposed the scheme for 657 new homes and nearly 500 parking spaces as being against the capital's development plan. There was also concern about the impact on populations of protected Brent geese as well as black-tailed godwits and curlews in Dublin Bay. These issues triggered a High Court challenge that quashed an earlier consent for a smaller scheme at the location.
The number of homes in the new scheme is 20% greater than previously planned. Residents and politicians have argued that the earlier plans of 536 houses and flats represented overdevelopment of the site.
The decision surfaced as several other fast-tracked residential schemes enjoyed mixed fortunes. An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission to:
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