Planning

Google’s landlords seek to block office redevelopment

Irish Life, owner of the Velasco Building, is one of two firms objecting to Hibernia Real Estate’s proposed construction of an eight-storey office block on Clanwilliam Place in Dublin 2

Clanwilliam Place: Hibernia Real Estate Group has filed plans to demolish a row of office buildings and construct a new eight-storey commercial development there

Google’s landlords have sought to block the redevelopment of a central Dublin office block on Clanwilliam Place, with the building owner arguing that the new block would jeopardise the tech giant’s privacy.

Hibernia Real Estate Group, the property firm, has filed plans to demolish a row of office buildings along Clanwilliam Place in Dublin 2 and construct a new eight-storey commercial development.

The company has been given the all-clear by Dublin City Council, but last-minute ...