O'Donoghue v an Bord Pleanála
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Judgment Date | 01 January 1991 |
Date | 01 January 1991 |
Court | Supreme Court |
Whether decision ultra vires - Refusal of permission by planning authority - Appeal to An Bord Pleanála allowed - Whether advertisement of application for permission adequate - Whether decision of An Bord Pleanála ultra vires -Whether decision unreasonable - Whether failure to keep appropriate records sufficient to render decision a nullity.
On 27 October, 1989, the planning authority, Dublin County Council, refused an application by the second-named respondent for permission to construct a bungalow on lands sometimes described as 'Site One at Old Rectory Park, Taney Road, Dundrum' on the grounds that the proposed development was considered to be an overdevelopment of the site and did not comply with site development standards as detailed in the county development plan. The second-named respondent appealed this decision to the...
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