An appeal against a massive Moore Street redevelopment has been delayed due to a backlog of cases.
Dublin City Council granted planning permission to UK property giant Hammerson for twin applications for the redevelopment of a 5.5-acre plot stretching from O’Connell Street to Moore Street. The applications include 79 build-to-rent apartments a hotel, shops, a restaurant, and cafe as well as cultural uses.
The planning permission caused uproar in the local community with Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald also lodging an objection. Others to appeal the scheme include The 1916 Relatives Moore Street Initiative, Relatives of Signatories of the Proclamation, Moore Street Preservation and the Moore Street Traders along with a number of individual third-party appeals.
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Stephen Troy, a fifth generation butcher had previously slammed the plans saying that a revitalised market would not be able to survive the construction period. An Bord Pleanala was supposed to have determined the appeal before 24 August. However, a letter to Mr Troy revealed that this was no longer possible due to a backlog of cases.
The letter reads: "I have been asked by the Board to refer the above-mentioned appeal and in particular, to the Board's notice to you under section 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in which it was indicated that the Board intended to determine this appeal before 24 August 2022.
"I regret to inform you, that the Board will now not be in a position to determine the appeal before that date due to a backlog of cases.
"The Board hopes to receive the Inspector's report and recommendation on the appeal in the near future. Generally, as soon as the report and recommendation on the case has been received the appeal file is sent to the Board for formal consideration . Most cases are decided within a short period of their being formally considered for the first time at Board level."
Mr Troy told Dublin Live that the decision keeps getting delayed with end date in sight. He said: "The decision was originally due on the 1 June and they delayed it until today 24 August. Now, it's further delayed again. It would make you wonder."
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