PwC bid to stop coach park in Dublin's docklands fails

An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for a bus depot in Dublin’s docklands despite facing opposition from accounting giant PwC and developer Johnny Ronan.

In the ruling, the appeals board has given the National Transport Authority - NTA - planning permission lasting five years for a coach park at the former North Wall freight depot in Sheriff Street Upper that has the capacity for 50 buses.

Dublin City Council had given its green light for the depot earlier this year on the CIÉ lands, but the plan was put on hold following appeals lodged by Mr Ronan’s RGRE Grafton Ltd and the Spencer Dock Management Ltd, or SDML.