“High Court Dismisses Challenge to Hines’ Development of 416 Homes on South Circular Road”

In a major victory for US property group Hines, the High Court in Dublin has dismissed a legal challenge brought by local residents Sinéad Kerins and Mark Stedman against the development of 416 homes on a site at Dublin’s South Circular Road. An Bord Pleanála granted permission for the build-to-rent scheme in September 2020, a decision the CJEU upheld last month after Kerins and Stedman brought a judicial review. Despite their request for further hearing, the Court finally dismissed their case, stating that all previous grounds of challenge had either been rejected or not pursued. The Bailey Gibson lands site adjoining the Player Wills site has planning permission for the construction of 732 apartments across four blocks, one rising to 19 storeys, and the overall scheme covering more than 13.6 acres has also been referred to the CJEU for a ruling.