Cairn Homes has been cleared to build a 385-home apartment development, including blocks up to eight storeys high, on Griffith Avenue, Marino, Dublin 3. The planning application to build along the tree-lined avenue was submitted by Cairn under a fast track process for large housing developments. A number of local residents also submitted objections to the plans, including a petition signed by over 200 people, opposing the removal of a number of trees on Griffith Avenue for the proposed development. The site neighbours Scoil Mhuire Boys’ National School, and school management had expressed child welfare concerns about residential blocks overlooking the grounds of the primary school. The ABP report concluded the housing development “would not result in a significant adverse impact on residential amenities by way of overlooking, overshadowing or visual obtrusion”.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2019 14:59 UTC