A group of West Roxbury residents opposed to a planned homeless shelter for families and migrants, largely due to safety concerns, has been denied a restraining order that it sought in court to block the project.

Suffolk Superior Judge John Fraser has determined that the neighbors’ complaint over the controversial facility at 5 Redlands Road had little chance of succeeding, ruling that the plaintiffs “failed to establish likelihood of success.”

Stephen Marsh, a resident who directly abuts the property, led the push for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief alongside five neighbors and a nearby restaurant. The group filed the motion in court immediately after the Zoning Board of Appeals upheld the city permit for the project on Oct. 28.

The ZBA’s denial of Marsh’s appeal an

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