Approval of elected members needed before council defends decisions in court, judge rules
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In the case, Oceanscape Unlimited Company brought a challenge over the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council development plan and the council's decision to rezone its lands at Stillorgan Business Park for educational facilities