Office block plans to undergo judicial review
In February, Cork City Council gave the green light to the 200,000sq ft riverside building on Albert Quay, proposed by John Cleary Developments.
It is understood that Tyco, which announced 500 jobs for Cork in January, is to be one of its anchor tenants. Up to 300 people are expected to be involved in construction works and the developer had initially hoped it would be complete by December 2015.
Last month, it emerged that a number of parties had lodged objections to An Bord Pleanála over the development.
Among those parties was Elysian Management Ltd (EML), a part of the O’Flynn Construction Group.
It owns Ireland’s tallest building, the Elysian, which is adjacent to the proposed development site.
It appealed the Cork City Council decision on a number of grounds including that: the Environmental Impact Statement was inadequate; the height of the building was unacceptable and that traffic issues have not yet been addressed; and the decision allows encroachment onto private property at Port Lane.
EML has now been granted leave by the High Court to seek a judicial review of Cork City Council’s decision to grant permission.
It is expected that An Bord Pleanála’s hearing of the case will have to be put on hold until the court proceedings are complete.
The High Court has listed the judicial review for mention on June 3.
