Go-ahead for controversial €338m apartment plan on former RTÉ lands

A CGI of the proposed apartment plan by Cairn Homes for the former RTE lands in Montrose. It includes 611 apartments in nine blocks, ranging from four to ten storeys in height. Picture: Cairn Homes

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to Cairn Homes for their contentious €338m apartment complex plan for former RTÉ lands at Montrose in Dublin 4.

The house builder has secured planning permission for the 611 apartment plan in nine apartment blocks ranging from four to 10 storeys in height along with three townhouses in spite of strenuous local opposition.