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    • February 25, 2003 at 10:56 am #706041
      kefu
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      This interesting notice appears on Dublin City Council’s website. It suggests that protected buildings can be deleted at the discretion of the Council, which just leaves the whole system open to abuse.
      I’ve no idea what these doorways that are being deleted are and I imagine it has to do with some kind of renovation programme.
      But what if a developer owns a number of properties and manages to get their protection deleted. If something is worth preserving at a certain point, then it must always be worth protecting.

      PUBLIC NOTICE
      PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000
      NOTICE OF PROPOSED DELETIONS TO THE RECORD OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES IN THE DUBLIN CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1999

      Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections 54 and 55 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 that Dublin City Council proposes a deletion to the Record of Protected Structures in the Dublin City Development Plan 1999 in respect of the following structure:

      Proposed Deletions to the Record of Protected Structures
      (1) Deletion of doorcases at York Street Flats, York Street, Dublin 2.
      The particulars of this proposed deletion to the Record of Protected Structures will be available for inspection at the Planning Department, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between the hours of 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from the 25th February 2003 to 8th April 2003 inclusive. Objections or representations in regard to the proposed deletion to the Record of Protected Structures may be lodged in writing within the above said period to Denise Connolly, Administrative Officer, Planning Department, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 and will be taken into consideration before the making of the deletion.

    • February 25, 2003 at 11:18 am #724840
      GrahamH
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      I knew it. I just knew it. I passed those townhouses/ex-tenements a few weeks ago, noting their appalling condition, just knowing that the CC would want to rip them apart. As far as I’m aware, there was a major fire in them a couple of years ago, so the doors probably aren’t sufficient as fire escapes.

      So they take the easy option and rip them out.

      Surprise, surprise…

    • February 25, 2003 at 11:21 am #724841
      GrahamH
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      (Assuming these are the doors, they’re stone columned and pedimented doorcases, with fanlights, similar to those on the east side of Stephen’s Green (OPW side))

    • February 25, 2003 at 11:26 am #724842
      urbanisto
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      I have noticed this block before. It looks like a reconstrcution of what was probably an original Georgian terrace hence the protected doorways. The brickwork doent look very old. Incidentally there is a plaque on the wall announcing that the block had been renovated as part of the 1988 Millennium celebrations…take a look, you’d never guess!

      I wonder what they are planning. The buildings aren’t that awful..just very poorly maintained.

      This is one of my favourite gripes… social housing, paid for by the taxpayer being let go into ruin. Personally, I dont think its all the responsibilty of the CC. The people who live there need to get stuck in as well. What the average PAYE worker wouldnt do for a paid for city centre flat with no transport hassles and St Stephens Green on your doorstep!

    • February 25, 2003 at 5:05 pm #724843
      urbanisto
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      I found this in the Southside People

      DUBLIN City Council (DCC) plans to demolish and rebuild York Street flats have come under fire from local residents.

      The council’s initial plans to re-develop the 19th century buildings in co-operation with the nearby Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI), were shelved recently when tenants objected to the proposal.

      Now the council has voted in favour of a plan to demolish the building and sell a portion of the land to a private developer.

      This sale is to fund the rebuilding of a new set of social housing units on the remaining original site.

      It is thought that a public-private partnership deal had been decided on by DCC, which would see a private investor housing the tenants in a newly developed site.

      But this plan was rejected by residents who wished to remain tenants of the city.

      In the new plan, tenants will be temporarily housed in social housing units around the city while the re-development is under way.

      The building is the last remaining structure of a once-fine Georgian street, and several of its features are listed as protected.

      If DCC current plans are approved by the council, these listings could be overturned.

      Residents objecting to the new plan claim that the building is habitable, and could easily be refurbished.

      According to an independent architect’s report the building is in substandard condition and not fit to house tenants.

      …. it goes on to list tenant grievances. Thing is its big money around this are at the mo. DCC are probably anxious for the revenue of a land sale.

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