Tidy Towns group challenges permission for 131 homes

Ballyboden Tidy Towns Group has taken a High Court challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant planning permission for 131 homes in South Dublin.

The action relates to the planning authorities’ decision to grant developer MacCabe Durney Barnes Limited permission to building the homes and associated works at Stocking Lane, Ballyboden in Co Dublin. The group, which is represented by John Kenny, instructed by solicitor Fred Logue, claims the decision is flawed, in terms of both domestic and European law and should be set aside.

The group, which says it is dedicated to sustainable planning and the protection of the local environment in the Ballyboden area, claims that the board took irrelevant factors into account before it decided to grant permission.

It is claimed that the board failed to properly take 2018 Urban Development and Height Guidelines into account, did not give proper consideration to the impact on local traffic that would be generated by the proposed development or submissions regarding an absence of public transport in the area.

It is also claimed that the decision does not comply with European directives on habitats, strategic enivronmental assessments or environmental impact assessments.