An Bord Pleanála has been criticised for not holding an oral hearing into the planning process surrounding a development in the Ringsend/Sandymount area.
The proposals are for a mix of residential, commercial and retail development, including nearly 800 apartments in 16 blocks on a 4.9 hectare site on South Bank Road in Ringsend.
The site is bounded by Seán Moore Park on the southwest, the former Irish Glass Bottle Company lands to the northwest and Sandymount Strand to the northeast.
Members of the Sandymount and Merrion Residents' Association appealed the decision to grant permission on a number of grounds. They say the development would result in the elimination of the traditional use of a "beautiful historic family beach, together with deletion of the grassy picnic area used by families with small children".
They also appealed on the grounds of scale, height and density of the development, as well as the traffic implications it could have for the area.
As well as appealing the city council's decision to grant planning permission, the residents' association requested that the board conduct a public oral hearing into the planning application.
However, in a letter to residents two weeks ago the board rejected the request for a hearing.
Local Green Party TD John Gormley criticised the board's decision and said the outcome of the planning process in this case would have serious implications for the development of the Poolbeg peninsula.
"Dublin City Council granted permission to Fabrizia Developments on the basis that the application was consistent with the 'Poolbeg Framework Plan', but this draft plan has never been adopted by the elected members of the council."