Planning permission has been denied to a proposed Dublin high-rise for violating height limits, among other challenges.
An Bord Pleanala has refused planning permission for a proposed 40-plus story scheme for Dublin’s docklands after concluding that it is precluded from granting permission after a High Court ruling in November 2020.
The appeals board found that as a result of the High Court ruling by Justice Richard Humphreys, the board does not have jurisdiction to materially contravene the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme under Strategic Housing Development legislative provisions.
Johnny Ronan’s 1,005 unit apartment Waterfront South Central scheme is planned for a site within the North Lotts scheme. The scheme imposes strict height limits and the 44-story and 45-story heights proposed were well in excess of what is allowed in the area.
The High Court decision concerned a case between Dublin City Council and the appeals board and another Johnny Ronan company, Spencer Place Development Company.
The appeals board stated that it agreed with its senior planning inspector, Rónán O’Connor stating that an oral hearing was required to address outstanding issues in the Johnny Ronan Waterfront South Central proposal.
In an objection, Dublin City Council planners told An Bord Pleanala that the tower scheme should be refused on a number of grounds, including overdevelopment and “insufficient architectural quality.”
For more on this story, go to TheJournal.ie.