WATCH THIS SPACE:DEVELOPER BRYAN Cullen's plan for an office and medical complex in Sandymount has been approved by Dublin City Council despite 11 objections. After previous attempts to build an upmarket apartment scheme on the site, once occupied by Cerebral Palsy Ireland and a garden centre, Cullen opted for an office scheme of 33 own door units, two consultants rooms and 31 offices in five blocks.
In February 2007 An Bord Pleanála refused permission for 40 apartments and four townhouses on the 0.37-hectare site with frontage onto Sandymount Avenue and close to the Dart station.
Locals appeal Balbriggan plan
MOYLARAGH ROAD Residents has appealed a scheme of over 1,000 homes beside their estate in Balbriggan, Co Dublin. They say it is causing them serious concern due to the high density planned for the site and that the large number of apartments will result in "wholesale rental accommodation" which will lead to a transient population and anti-social behaviour. The residents are "at a loss to understand" how Fingal County Council can justify its decision to grant permission for the scheme.
