John Conway wins court permission to challenge Raheny apartments

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John Conway and the Louth Environmental Group secured High Court permission on 19 March 2020 to challenge planning approval for a 657-apartment development in Raheny, Dublin.

The proposed scheme, by Crekav Trading GP Ltd, comprises nine blocks of five to nine storeys and a creche on lands near St Paul’s College, Sybil Hill Road.

The applicants claim An Bord Pleanála failed to assess effects on protected bird species and breached Dublin City development-plan rules on building height and zoning.

Justice Denis McDonald granted permission on an ex-parte basis and adjourned the proceedings to late April; the applicants seek to have the planning decision quashed.