Archer’s Garage
- This topic has 191 replies, 38 voices, and was last updated 17 years ago by
.
- Posts
Dear Mr. O’Callaghan,
GO TO JAIL, move directly to jail, do not pass GO, to not collect 200 pounds.
per IT today
PP application:
Location: Former EWL offices (Archers Garage), Corner of Fenian Street and Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2. Proposed development: Reconstruction of the former EWL offices (previously Archers Garage) at basement, ground, first and second floor levels. Applicant: Sherborough Securities Ltd.A planning application was published in the Irish Times today. It is to the Corporation requesting permission to go ahead with the reconstruction. I don’t understand why they need to do this, or why they have not done it already. Does anyone else?
Archers garage rebuilding soon
The Irish IndependentIt is expected that the rebuilding of the former Archers Garage premises on the corner of Fenian St and Sandwith St Upper, Dublin 2 will begin next month under the direction of Dublin Corporation. Corporation management has informed councillors that agreement has been reached with developer Noel O’Callaghan. However, plans for a new office block to the rear of the garage remain under appeal.
Hang on, is that the same O’Callaghan of O’Callaghan Hotels? as in The Alexander,the Mont Clare and more importantly The Davenport Hotel which was formerly a Masonic Hall (I think) but which definately had a listed interior which burned down one night leaving only the shell which was then converted into The Davenport??
The plot thickens!!!The very same O’Callaghan who also let two Georgian Houses at the end of Harcourt Street fall into disrepair before becoming part of his upmarket chipper on the corner of Stephens Green…sorry I meant the St Stephen’s Green Hotel.
Rory W
The very same O’Callaghan who also let two Georgian Houses at the end of Harcourt Street fall into disrepair before becoming part of his upmarket chipper on the corner of Stephens Green…sorry I meant the St Stephen’s Green Hotel.
Rory W
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to compile a list of either
a)all properties owned by O’Callaghan or Sherborough Securities Ltd. (difficult if there’s a number of “paper” companies) or
b)owners of all listed properties.
It seems obvious that this guy is one to watch out for in the future.According to todays Commercial Property supplement with the Irish Times the former Shell petrol station at the junction of Harcourt St. and the Adelaide Road has been bought by Profile Properties with the intention of building a seven-storey over basement office building. Is nobody going to protest about the loss of this once great filling station, itself an icon of the decadent seventies /eighties and homage to the motor car,that maker of great cities.
According to todays Commercial Property supplement with the Irish Times the former Shell petrol station at the junction of Harcourt St. and the Adelaide Road has been bought by Profile Properties with the intention of building a seven-storey over basement office building. Is nobody going to protest about the loss of this once great filling station, itself an icon of the decadent seventies /eighties and homage to the motor car,that maker of great cities.
Hey Phil, who’s paying you?
Hey Phil, who’s paying you.
(Anything you can do, I can do better!!)
Re: Mr O’Callaghan, Archers garage Frascati Hse etc.
There is a very very effective way of combatting the type of illegal demolition referred to:
Join the Dublin City Association of An Taisce, start personally to monitor planning applications in your area, object by reference to the 1999 development plan, to Dublin Corporation and generally stop bitching in the forum and actually achieve something.
For general consumption, An Taisce has been making life very difficult for Mr O’Callaghan and his ilk for thte last twenty years, we don’t always succeed but are at least trying, in the only way effective and possible.
very rarely succeed, what about that building on Capel Street last saturday morning
Re: 88 Capel Street the demolition was illegal, in breach of planning conditions on a previously approved scheme and works were commenced without lodgement of a commencement notice.
Under those circumstances, yes, its hard to succeed but An Taisce is pressing hard on the Corporation for a prosecution under enforcement and protected structures.
General approach to this kind of thing is to push hard for charges to be brought. This is not generally successful as Dublin Corporation and in particular senior management are unenthusiastic about planning enforcement or protection of listed structures.
However it’s unfair to say that An Taisce rarely succeeds witness the Spencer Dock Oral hearing where despite Ronan and Barretts huge funding resources serious pressure was brought to bear on them through the appeals process, I’m not a betting person but my money’s on an outright refusal for that one.
Likewise look to the history of appeals against Zoes’ at Barrow Street and their illegal car park development at Francis St, Cosgraves at Georges Quay and a myriad of successful actions against other poor quality schemes and you’ll realise An Taisce in Dublin is something of a force when it comes to fighting the likes of Mr O’Callaghan.
You can’t win every battle but it’s possible to make life very difficult for these types.
Now it has been entirely knock down. Is anything going to happen?
JK,
Do An Taisce have a web site ?
If not what’s the address for The Dublin City Association ? Thanks, I did ask the question some time ago about whether there was anything positive we could do rather than just bitch and whine.
http://www.commerce.ie/ca/antaisce/ appears to be a site for an Taisce which is now gone! so much for conservation!
Dublin City Association Of An Taisce
http://www.clubi.ie/taisce/as far as i know, they have a new site coming soon, but then again i was told that in September
[This message has been edited by Paul Clerkin (edited 14 June 2000).]
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
