Bryan Cullen has encountered opposition to his proposal for a €27 million apartment complex on the former Enable Ireland lands in Sandymount, Dublin 4.
Four parties have lodged appeals to An Bord Pleanála against planning permission granted last month for the 49-unit scheme by Dublin City Council. The appeals are from the Concerned Residents of Sandymount and a number of local individuals.
Locals believe a separate entrance to the site on Sandymount Avenue will exacerbate rush hour congestion.
Other concerns include the height of apartment blocks which rise to four storeys, the "overbearing" nature of the proposed development which would change the character of Sandymount Avenue and tower over nearby buildings.
Last year, Cullen paid around €11 million for the 0.9-acre site which has 44 metres of frontage onto Sandymount Avenue, and is 300 metres from the Dart.
His plan is to build 42 apartments and four houses on the site which is within walking distance of AIB Bank Centre, RDS, and Ballsbridge embassies.
Cullen is a prolific builder in the Dublin 4 area. In July, he bought another site at Gilford Road for €16 million. The 1.26-acre site was owned by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa.
In 2003, he acquired a well located 3.3-acre apartment site behind Sachs hotel off Morehampton Road in Donnybrook for €20 million from the Carmelite Fathers.
He has since begun developing 172 apartments and 14 townhouses at Bloomfield Park which has been selling at prices from €480,000 for one-bedroom units.
