Board discounts inspector's views on stadium

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2007 / March 23

An Bord Pleanála yesterday rejected its own inspector's report and decided unanimously to grant planning permission for a 50,000-seat stadium redevelopment at Lansdowne Road. The board said the main reasons behind its decision related to the historical and long-established use of the site as a stadium combined with its closeness to Dublin city centre and access to public transport in the form of the Dart. The need for an additional modern stadium in the city and the overall design of the proposed new stadium were also main factors in its decision to grant permission. The board also highlighted that it was an objective of the National Development Plan "to provide funding for the redevelopment of the stadium". A total of 23 conditions have been attached to the permission, which are minor in the context of the scope of the proposal.

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