Proposed 16-storey height of project at old Bailey Gibson site referred to Court of Justice of the EU

Developer Hines also has plans for a 19-storey tower nearby at the former Player Wills factory site on the South Circular Road

Hines, the multibillion-dollar US developer, was granted permission to build 416 build-to-rent apartments on the old Bailey Gibson packaging plant lands in Dublin 8 last September

Key aspects of a judicial review into the 416-home project on the old Bailey Gibson site, including the proposed building heights, have been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Hines, the multibillion-dollar US developer, was granted permission to build 416 build-to-rent apartments on the old Bailey Gibson packaging plant lands last September.

In granting permission for the project, which included a 16-storey apartment block, An Bord Pleanála overruled a recommendation from ...