Calls to preserve St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre have grown as objections mount against the €100 million redevelopment plan in the heart of Dublin.

The High Court is sending legal questions on Government apartment guidelines to the Court of Justice of the European Union, as campaigners challenge the rules on environmental grounds.

Courtney Lounge Bars Ltd is proposing the demolition of all existing buildings on site at 10 Haddington Rd and the construction of a four storey and part five storey mixed-use building

An Bord Pleanála did not properly apply the law in considering how a proposed apartment scheme would impacts view to and from the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin

Dublin City Council had refused to grant planning permission for the proposed development.