More planning news in brief.
Bord says yes to SCR scheme
AN BORD Pleanála has given the green light for a major development with over 700 new homes on Dublin's SCR. Players Square, a joint venture between Bee Bee Developments Ireland Ltd and the Walls Group, will be built on a 4.32-hectare site on the former John Player cigarette factory site and the Bailey Gibson industrial premises.
The scheme will comprise 16 buildings from two to 12 storeys and will include a 16-class school, two crèches, two community centres, medical centre, supermarket, offices, restaurants and cafés. A pool and leisure centre are also planned.
Council rejects Bray apartments
A COMPANY made up of Irish developers Anthony Durkan, Christopher Bennett, Joan Pierce and Conor Kevany has been refused planning permission by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to build 78 apartments in two-storey blocks at the former Solus factory at Corke Abbey in Bray, Co Dublin.
Two years ago An Bord Pleanála refused permission for 88 apartments on the site. The site's former owner, Lidl, was refused permission in 2004 for a discount store on the site.
