The company with plans to redevelop the historic Moore Street site has lodged judicial review proceedings against Dublin City Council after councillors voted to designate six buildings as protected structures.
A number of the buildings included in UK company Hammerson's plan where directly involved in the 1916 Rising. Under the plans, the buildings would be partially or fully demolished.
Hammerson plan to redevelop a 5.5 acre site which stretches from the old Carlton cinema on O'Connell Street to Moore Street, Henry Street and Parnell Street. At the time of the Council vote to designate the buildings, a subsidiary of Hammerson, Dublin Central GP Ltd, complained it was unlawful and improper interference with the planning process.
