High Court action to overturn planning decision for 152 residential units at Glebe House

A CRUMLIN resident has taken a High Court challenge aimed at overturning planning permission for a development of 152 residential units in the area.

The action by Paul Brady, of Somerville Drive, Crumlin, concerns An Bord Pleanála’s approval in May, for a strategic housing development at the site of Glebe House, St Agnes’ Road, Crumlin.

The fastrack development containing 152 apartments and 58 car parking spaces in Crumlin Village met with many objections from local residents.

Seabren Developments Ltd and Circle Voluntary Housing Association are the notice parties in the legal challenge by Mr Brady.

John Kenny, instructed by FP Logue Solicitors, for Mr Brady, secured leave from Mr Justice Richard Humphreys to bring the judicial review proceedings against the board.

The judge granted a stay restraining works under the permission, subject to liberty to apply, and returned the matter to later this month.

Mr Brady claims he is directly impacted by the proposed development. He says he is not opposed to development on the site but claims what is proposed amounts to significant overdevelopment of the local area and will have a “significant deleterious impact” on him.

It is further claimed there is a “minimal” level of proposed car parking of 0.36 of a car per residential unit.

Other grounds include alleged failure to assess whether there was adequate public transport capacity prior to granting permission.

Among various claims of breaches of European law, it is claimed the permission decision contravenes the Habitats Directive and the EC (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 in failing to provide the requisite degree of protection for bat fauna on the site.