UK property group Hammerson and Irish Life have been denied permission by An Bord Pleanála to develop a casino at the Ilac Centre in Dublin.
Hammerson and Irish Life co-own the shopping complex. Hammerson also owns stakes in Dundrum Town Centre and the Pavilions in Swords.
Last summer, Hammerson and Irish Life submitted a planning application to convert an existing vacant retail unit in the Ilac Centre. The unit had previously been occupied by clothes brand Jack & Jones.
The re-purposing of the two-storey unit would have seen a 24-hour casino and ancillary “family entertainment” at the ground and first-floor levels. Casino operator Expo was to operate the venue.
Dublin City Council rejected the proposal, saying it had “serious concerns” that permitting a casino at the location would set a precedent for such a non-retail use on primary shopping streets in the city centre.
