Ciaran Mulloy wins challenge to planning for 227 Goatstown homes

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Ciaran Mulloy’s challenge to planning permission for 227 apartments was upheld by the High Court on 12 March 2024, when it quashed the approval over public transport capacity.

The development is at Knockrabo, Mount Anville Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14. The judge found the developer had not demonstrated that the site was well served by high-capacity public transport, and that the planning board had not properly considered current capacity.

The court quashed the permission on that ground and dismissed Mr Mulloy’s other grounds of challenge. The decision concerned four blocks of up to eight storeys, with 227 apartments.