Balbriggan Community Council are requesting support from the people of Balbriggan.
Balbriggan Community Council previously made an observation on the proposal to build 101 Apartments on the former shopping centre site on Quay Street / High Street Balbriggan.
The Planning Department of Fingal County Council subsequently recommended Planning Permission be refused for this development, however, because the proposal was for over 100 units it therefore qualified as a Strategic Housing Development (SHD) and was decided by An Bord Pleanala to grant Planning Permission.
Permission was subsequently granted for this development to have 95 units, with 6 floors and they will be built to rent for 15 years.
Balbriggan Community Council has since consulted with a leading Solicitors firm who specialise in taking Judicial Reviews of SHD decisions. Having carried out an initial appraisal of the relevant documentation, they feel there are substantial grounds to apply for a Judicial Review of An Bord Pleanala’s decision to grant permission in this case, particularly as it went against the recommended decision of the Planning Department of Fingal County Council.
There are significant costs to taking a Judicial Review. If the case is won the cost can be circa €10,000, however, if the case is lost the cost could be circa €40,000.
Balbriggan Community Council is now asking the residents and businesses of Balbriggan to support us by making a contribution towards the legal costs of taking a Judicial Review. This would be the first time that a major planning decision relative to Balbriggan has been appealed to the Courts and we feel that it is in the best interests of Balbriggan to challenge this decision and avoid the Town Centre being overdeveloped with small build-to rent studio apartments.
The SHD legislation is fundamentally flawed as it allows developers to contravene the Development Plan.
A number of other SHD decisions have been brought to Judicial Review by other Communities and 75% of them have been successfully challenged. A decision to proceed with a Judicial Review is dependent on the required funding being raised. The date for Judicial Review is 2nd February, 2022.
Please support us by donating to the fund. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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