Landmark ruling turns down skyscrapers plan

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 1999 / October 01 1999: Landmark ruling turns down skyscrapers plan

All plans for skyscrapers in the capital have been thrown into doubt following a landmark Bord Pleanala ruling. The planning board yesterday shot down the giant glass skyscraper plan for George's Quay opposite the Customs House at Dublin's southside quays. In a precedent setting decision, the board rejected the controversial proposal to build transparent glass tower offices and apartments soaring 240ft in 24 storeys.

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