High-rise apartment trend ‘repugnant’
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High-rise apartment trend ‘repugnant’
Government Chief Whip and Minister of State Tom Kitt has described a planning trend towards high-rise apartment blocks in south Co Dublin as “repugnant”.
Planning applications for a number of high-rise apartment blocks, predominantly in the Sandyford and Stillorgan and Donnybrook areas, have increased in recent years as development land becomes more scarce.
At Glencairn, the former British ambassador’s residence in Sandyford, permission was granted last week for more than 400 apartments, including a 17-storey tower.
In another recent decision, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council approved a 10-storey “crystal tower” as part of the redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire baths. Last month, the council also approved plans to replace the Stillorgan Bowl and Leisureplex with a residential development including a 15-storey tower.
Describing the trend as “worrying”, Mr Kitt said the densities and heights being proposed were of metropolitan style and were unsuited to a suburban environment.
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Sorry, but when the taxpayer spends several hundred million building a railway line to an area, a temporary state employee has no right to complain about development in that area.
None of these buildings are high rise anyway – the most a 17 storey apartment building could be is about 55m. The Luas bridge in Dundrum is considerably higher. -
No doubt Tom Kitt wants one off housing built instead 😀
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though i think the old negative irish attitude towards highrise is gettin a bit tiring now i do think mr kitt has a sorta point. i dont think dublins suburbs should be dotted with highrise structures either, look at london! instead they should be located within sum central area. obviosly with exceptions made in sum other areas too.
but also i dont consider anything under 20 floors highrise either. thats probably 1 of the reasons i was so p*ssed about the water st thing in cork.
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@Rory W wrote:
What a moron!
Perhaps he finds the countryside being encroached on with acres of unsustainable one-off and suburban housing.
I totally agree with these sentiments, there are two good reasons to invest in public transport, firstly it is more sustainable and secondly it allows for higher density infill.
Tom Kitt is an acomplished politician and he knows like so many others that whinging on such issues is a great vote getting exercise. It would appear that Fianna Fail are truely the peoples champions given their love for the presevation of suburban amenity and their total commitment to build new rural communities in the absolute a··ehole of no-where. 🙁
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