Residents challenge permission for 68 Donnybrook apartments

An Bord Pleanála's permission last summer went against a recommendation for refusal by its own senior planning inspector

Developer Red Rock Donnybrook Ltd’s plans for a 10-storey build-to-rent apartment scheme for the site of a petrol station, opposite Donnybrook Stadium, were approved by An Bord Pleanála last August. File picture: iStock

A residents’ association and another local have brought proceedings asking the High Court to overturn planning permission for 68 apartments in Donnybrook, Dublin.

Developer Red Rock Donnybrook Ltd’s plans for a 10-storey build-to-rent apartment scheme for the site of a petrol station, opposite Donnybrook Stadium, were approved by An Bord Pleanála last August.