A new block of 77 apartments built by Red Rock on Elmpark Green as seen from residential area Bellevue Park Avenue. Photograph: Laura HuttonA local resident sought a payment of €50,000 in “consultancy” fees from a developer in exchange for withdrawing a planning objection to the expansion of a new apartment development in south Dublin. Red Rock Developments is seeking to add an extra floor to a 77-apartment development at Elmpark Green on Merrion Road. Mr Sheeran said he had not sought “go-away money” from the developer to drop his planning objection. “That’s it, quid pro quo.”A spokeswoman for Red Rock Developments said the company “cannot comment on this matter at this time”.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2024 16:41 UTC