Plans for apartment blocks approved despite opposition from former TDs Ruth Coppinger and Joan Burton

Green light given for eight-story apartment block apartment plan in spite of Dublin TDs' opposition.

The plan encountered strong local opposition. File picture.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for 211 apartments at Clonsilla in north-west Dublin in spite of opposition from politicians and local residents.

The appeals board has granted planning permission to Kimpton Vale Ltd for the 211 apartments in three blocks ranging from six to eight storeys in height at lands at Windmill, Porterstown, Clonsilla.