The new rules were introduced to promote the building of apartments, but objectors say it will lead to ‘dystopian’ cramped apartments. Photo: Getty
The High Court will hear a legal challenge brought against the Housing Minister’s new apartment planning standards in December.
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys yesterday gave permission to several county councillors and a journalist to bring the challenge against the guidelines, which increased the number of studio apartments developers could put in a project, as well as other changes aimed at bridging a “viability gap” the Government said had stymied apartment buildings.
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