The co-founder of the Blackrock, Hermitage and Galway Clinics, James M Sheehan is one of four appellants to stall plans by Cairn Homes for 252 homes in Blackrock in south Dublin. Sheehan has lodged an appeal with An Coimúisin Pleanála against the decision of Dun LDún Laoghairedown County Council to grant permission to the 236 apartments and 16 houses proposed at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Sheehan of Cross Avenue, Blackrock, contends “numerous properties will lose their privacy due to the height of the proposed apartment blocks”. In a fourth appeal, local resident Ronan O’Dwyer contends that the proposed height of the buildings is excessive. Mr Dwyer states that the requirement for new houses (socially and politically) “should not supersede entirely the requirement for good planning and development”.

Source: The Irish Times March 11, 2026 03:01 UTC