A 24-floor skyscraper located around the corner from Trinity College and which would have been Ireland's tallest building has been refused permission by Dublin City Council.
Developers Ventaway Limited plan to use the site of the former City Arts centre building on City Quay and Moss Street to construct the office building which will include an arts centre and gym in its basement. But plans were derailed yesterday following the decision from the planning department of the council.
The monstrous proposal was stopped by the council over concerns that it would "seriously detract from the setting and character of the Custom House and environs". City planners deemed that the "overwhelming scale, mass and height" of the plans would "undoubtedly cast a significant shadow and have an overbearing impact on the surrounding environment".
