Ingaro Limited and May Property Holdings overturn DCC basement policy

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Ingaro Limited and May Property Holdings Limited secured High Court orders overturning Dublin City Council’s basement policy on 26 May 2020. The companies had challenged the council’s adoption of policy and guidance documents concerning basement construction.

At the Commercial Court, Mr Justice David Bairnville made agreed orders on consent, including one quashing the council’s 31 January decision. He also declared that the council had acted beyond its powers and erred in law, rendering the decision invalid, and ordered it to pay the companies’ legal costs.