An Bord Pleanála (ABP) has decided “not to approve” amendments being proposed by Dublin City Council to the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) planning scheme as it believes it has not adequately considered the potential of the area to house more people and businesses in strategic parts of the city. The decision is a further blow to Dublin City Council which earlier this week saw the government refuse a request from the council for funding to build a giant whitewater rafting attraction in the heart of the Dublin docklands. In a seven-page decision on March 23,…