An Bord Pleanála has cleared the way for Harry Crosbie’s planned Vicar Street hotel scheme for Dublin 8 after invalidating the sole appeal against the hotel proposal on technical grounds.
The board invalidated the appeal after appellant and newly elected TD for Dublin South Central, Deputy Máire Devine (SF) enclosed the incorrect Dublin City Council procedural letter with the appeal.
Instead of enclosing the council’s acknowledgment of her objection, the Devine appeal enclosed the council letter confirming that planning permission had been granted.
Ms Devine said: “It was a stupid thing, a silly mistake to make but it is very petty to invalidate an appeal for such a reason. The rules need to be revised.”
























