The Irish Times

Guinness Storehouse

The planning board's decision has overturned a grant of permission by Dublin City Council to Frank Flynn of Linham Ltd for a development at the junction of Bellevue and School Street adjacent to the Guinness Hopstore. The board also went against its inspector's recommendation to grant permission. The development would have comprised around 82 apartments in three blocks rising to nine storeys with a 12-storey tower and involve the demolition of a disused primary school on School Street. It would also have comprised over 4,500sq m (48,438sq ft) of office space and 770sq m (8,288sq ft) of retail space. The rear yard of the Hopstore building would also have been upgraded as part of the development and a footpath at Bellevue widened to create a new plaza. An Taisce opposed the development because it said it would have a negative impact on the local landmark, the Guinness Storehouse.