Court rules quashing of fast tracked 450 house development in Drogheda will stand

An Bord Pleanála accepted that planning permission for a proposed development located at Marsh Road to the east of Drogheda Town Centre ought not to have been granted. Unrelated file image.

The High Court has ruled that a developer cannot continue to defend a challenge against Bord Pleanala's decision to allow 450 housing units be built in Drogheda which the planning authority accepts was flawed.