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Challenge to €15m Hellfire Club visitor centre goes to Supreme Court
Summary
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the Hellfire Massy Residents Association (HMRA) against the High Court's decision to uphold planning permission for a €15 million visitor centre at the Hell Fire club in the Dublin mountains. The HMRA challenged An Bord Pleanala's approval of the development at Massy's Wood estate and Montpelier Hill, arguing that the project would act as a visitor hub for the Dublin and Wicklow mountains and would alter the type, intensity, mix and balance of visitors to Montpelier Hill, Natura 2000 sites and Massy's wood. They claimed the board failed to assess impacts on natural habitats, bats and otters. In the High Court, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys dismissed the challenge, stating the HMRA had not established that the grant of permission was invalid and that the board had acted unlawfully in using flawed visitor figures.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Challenge to €15m Hellfire Club visitor centre goes to Supreme Court. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- 2022-02-22 Publication
Places mentioned
- The Supreme Court
- High Court
- Dublin Mountains Partnership. In High Court
- Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court
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