The Duke of Westminster was bound to be miffed this week at the news that An Bord Pleanála has come down in favour of developing the major town centre for Lucan-Clondalkin at the site in Balgaddy, designated for such a scheme as long ago as 1972. arkhill Ltd, the Grosvenor-O'Callaghan consortium, had the unqualified support of South Dublin County Council's planners. Their view was that it made more sense to turn Quarryvale into a proper centre because it already exists rather than implement the original plan.
