Firm challenges 'flawed' permission for 300-unit housing development

The developers intend to build eight blocks of apartments, ranging from five to nine storeys, and 22 houses near Monkstown village.

The permission, which was granted by An Bord Pleanala last August, is challenged on various grounds including road safety, and that it will disturb protected species of bats and herons that nest in the area. File image

A company has brought High Court proceedings seeking to overturn planning permission for 300 housing units in Monkstown in south county Dublin.

The action has been brought by Starrs Holdings Ltd against An Bord Pleanala, over a permission given to developers Lulani Dalguise Ltd to build eight blocks of apartments ranging in height from five to nine storeys and 22 houses on a three-hectare site, near Monkstown village.