An Coimisiún Pleanála approved the application by Cairn Homes Properties Limited for the construction of 329 residential units on a 25-hectare site to the north-west of the town close to the Wicklow-Kildare border.

The Central Bank predicted that the Government will miss its housing targets for the next three years.

Cairn Homes will begin construction of the 608-unit apartment scheme

One of country's largest property developers refused planning permission for over 300 homes in south Dublin

Dublin City Council's permission comes despite opposition to the scheme from Ailesbury Rd residents and the Austrian embassy in Dublin 4.

Cairn Homes has lodged a fresh application to Dublin City Council for the development of the former RTÉ lands in Donnybrook

Ochardton House's owner and resident says a proposed adjoining residential development, including a four-storey apartment block, will irreparably harm "the historic nature and heritage setting" of his property.