Judicial review granted over Blanchardstown Shopping Centre parking barrier permission
Tuesday 10 November 2026
TD Ruth Coppinger has secured leave to seek a judicial review challenging An Coimisiún Pleanála's approval of a paid parking barrier system at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
TD Ruth Coppinger has been granted leave to seek a judicial review challenging planning permission for parking charges at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
The challenge, brought on behalf of constituents, contests a decision issued by An Coimisiún Pleanála in September to authorise a paid parking barrier system at the west Dublin centre.
Fingal County Council initially approved the scheme the previous November, but the proposal was stayed following three separate appeals lodged with the planning board. In the planning assessment, the board inspector found that controlled parking could reasonably be viewed as a measure for managing demand for private car travel and parking inside an established Major Town Centre.
During the appeal stage, Coppinger had argued that the barrier proposal would fail over the long term to minimise the impact of private vehicle traffic. Outlining the grounds for judicial review, senior counsel Oisin Collins submitted that insufficient consideration had been given to Development Plan objectives relating to Major Town Centre zoning, social inclusion, and the availability of local transport links.