The High Court has quashed An Bord Pleanála’s decision to approve developer Johnny Ronan’s 13-storey tower beside Salesforce’s Dublin docklands headquarters, in a landmark decision for the planning system. Dublin City Council had taken judicial review proceedings in what was its first legal challenge to a grant of planning permission by the board. Mr Ronan has described the outcome as “perverse”, but the council said it took the action to preserve the integrity of the planning process. The council has applied to the board to amend the SDZ, which would increase height on the site to 12 storeys. “People have a right to expect better from Dublin City Council, and the planning process,” it said.

Source: The Irish Times February 21, 2020 00:56 UTC