Planning history
2000 - An Bord Pleanála refuses planning permission for a 13-unit apartment development on the former Chester Beatty Library site.
2001 - The appeals board grants permission for an apartment building on the site, but reduces the number of units from 10 to seven.
2003 - The board grants permission for a revised scheme, involving a specially designed seven-unit apartment block.
2005 - The board rejects fresh appeals by Seán Dunne and Stephen MacKenzie and approves a further revised scheme.
2005 - Demolition work on the site is halted by O'Malley Homes after Mr Dunne and Mr MacKenzie initiate judicial review proceedings.
2006 - O'Malley Homes gets a new permission, but this is also subject to a High Court action by Mr Dunne and Mr MacKenzie.
2006 - Both Dublin City Council and the appeals board refuse permission for a revised scheme increasing the height to four storeys.
2007 - The High Court rejects the judicial review case, confirming An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant approval for the 2005 scheme.