IrelandThe High Court in Ireland has rejected a third legal challenge against a housing development plan in Kimmage, southwest Dublin. The development, led by developer 1 Terenure Land Limited, involves building 208 apartments across five blocks on an L-shaped site adjacent to a gym. The project had already faced two previous challenges from local residents' group Kimmage Dublin Residents Alliance CLG, both of which were successful in overturning initial approvals due to perceived flaws in the planning process. After the planning authority reconsidered the application and approved it again in October 2025, the residents' group filed another judicial review challenge. Judge Richard Humphreys ruled against the group, stating their arguments based on EU environmental law and the need for 'very significant reasons' to override local planning rules lacked legal basis. The judge emphasized that legislative texts should be interpreted according to their plain meaning, dismissing the challenge.
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