Plans for a 32-storey building on the Jurys and Berkeley Court hotel sites in Ballsbridge, Dublin, could be affected by a new city council development plan that will restrict the height of buildings in the area. The Ballsbridge Local Area Plan will have statutory powers to govern all future development in one of the most exclusive areas of the city, which houses major landmarks including the RDS, the American embassy and Lansdowne Road stadium. The plan, written by town planning consultants Urban Initiatives, has been presented to the local city councillors and will be put out to public consultation later this month. It focuses on the "urban village" centre of Ballsbridge around the junction of Pembroke Road, Shelbourne Road and Merrion Road, especially the development opportunities presented by large sites such as the seven-acre Jurys/Berkeley Court site bought by developer Sean Dunne for €380 million last year.
