Planning

Supreme Court upholds block on plans for 1,600 apartments in Drumcondra

Court ruled that An Bord Pleanála failed to properly consider whether the €602 million project would harm the protected structure on the Holy Cross College site

Hines had appealed a decision to block planning permission, granted in 2021, for the largest all-rental development in Ireland on the Holy Cross College site on Clonliffe Road

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court decision striking down planning permission for 1,592 apartments in Drumcondra.

Hines, the US property developer, had appealed a decision to block planning permission, granted in 2021, for the largest all-rental development in Ireland on the Holy Cross College site on Clonliffe Road.

Plans for the €602 million build-to-rent development on the site of the former Dublin Diocesan Seminary included 540 studios, 603 one-bed units, 418 two-beds and ...