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Thanks for that JJ, lets hope that they get converted quickly and that the property isn’t left in its unsightly state.
Well Lots this one in particular as it was supposed to cost 5 million and overran to 15 million plus, at least flogging it they might have got 30 or 40% of the money back. They made a total kebab of this one.
There seems to be a lot of activity in Belfast these days. I like the Custom House development it has a good mix of styles
Great to see something from outside of Dublin and Cork on the forum, but it doesn’t show that there is any actual architecture in Roscommon worth looking at.
The image above of the building in O’connell street reminds me of one of the control posts that used to be on the border.
@GregF wrote:
How about ”the Backers” ……our colloqial name for the fields that were once here!
(The fields were at the back of the Ballyfermot/Cherry Orchard housing estate)Was in Bennigans pub of Park West yesterday……Temple Bar and IFSC comes to the suburbs of Dublin.
What about West out inb Blanchardstown a bit like Birmingham comes to Dublin, Birmingham Alabama that is
@dave123 wrote:
Limerick needs to be seen and recogniesed as ireland’s third city
Galway is Ireland’s third City and largest sprawling retail warehousing park. Don’t get me started on Limerick
@flysrmd11 wrote:
There’s a lot of giving out about one off housing, but I don’t think the alternative is much better. Having grown up in a small village in Kerry (population 300 a few years back), a number of estates (one with 70 houses) have sprung up creating an absolute blight on the landscape. I wonder/fear what it will look like in a few years time when the ‘newness’ is gone.
A point I’d appreciate some feedback on: What is it with everyone removing natural hedgerow (often with mature trees) and replacing it with ugly walls. Leaving the hedgerow, in most cases one would hardly notice the house therefore greatly reducing the eyesore factor. Your thoughts/
You are totally correct, give me a one-off anyday at least that way you can choose your neighbours
So what you are saying is that it will be easier to apply but more difficult to get permission. I am not sure if I believe that but if fewer planning permissions are given in rural areas there will be hell to pay for Fianna Fail. I can see a few more Marian Harkins springing up right along the west.
Dick Roche was right this is for the good of Ireland and the woman couldn’t lay anything on him despite having the benefit of the presenter as well. The thing with the septic tanks is a myth
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@Thomond Park wrote:
It is a problem and the fact that urban renewal tax incentives are still in place in towns all across Ireland 10 years into the biggest economic boom ever to be seen proves this. One off housing is in direct competition with urban Ireland and constitutes unfair competition as the urban taxpayer is subsidising it through higher local authority costs on services and infrastructure.
You can’t walk 3 miles to the town every time you want something and you certainly can’t walk 30 miles to work and another 30 back after work.
60% of the housing in the West of Ireland are one-offs (DoHLG annual housing statistics 2004) of which less than 5% are designed by a fully accredited architect, some of these 500 sq m + houses have the lowest design quality in the OECD.
All of the above and the decline in tourist visitor numbers, UK down, France Down, Germany Down, Italy Down
Any more questions?
Dock Roche will be on the Political Partytommorow or today Sunday at 430 to defend his guidelines he will be faced by a well known environmental broadcaster who has as yet not made any comment. I am very interested to see what she has to say. 🙂
Enough of your nonsense Thomond we can’t all live in a park; Dick Roche will set the record straight today on TV3 and will very clearly show why this is GOOD FOR IRELAND
As usual more scare tactics, it might be a problem, there might be extra traffic, there might be a few that are not pleasing to the eye. Are there any reasons not to build in the country that can actually be proven?
@Thomond Park wrote:
Dam I agree with the spirit and broad thrust of your very well made points but in regard to the basics of basic homes for the disspossessed,you must look at the average size of these applications. Typically they range between 180-650 sq m with the average proposal being 240 sq m with a seperate garage of 65 sq m with additional loft space.
I totally agree there is an immense loss of quality of life by cutting yourself off from much of the social progress delivered over the past 50 years.
Until the water quality fines kick in, it is like the person who buys an apartment and then realises that they have a service charge to pay, the same will apply to deficient septic tanks except the fines will be 10,000 plus per breach at the minimum. Lough Corrib is in crisis with urban generated run off and these guidelines will only excerbate the problem, not to mention the Headford Road Roundabout.
It seems that you city folks do not understand rural life, all that people want is a job, a family and a house. There is little demand for complicated facilities. I don’t get the constant attacks on water as ALL THESE HOUSES HAVE SEPTIC TANKS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COUNCILS. I think it is just begrugery that some people have to pay less for a house than you do.
Planners may be technical but it is up to politicians to give the people what they want once they pay their taxes like most people do and you do expect something in return for your taxes don’t you? Just like all the facilities you describe in the heart of Dublin 4, why shouldn’t country people have the right to a home escpecially when they even provide their own transport, water through group water schemes that they pay for and didn’t you know rural customers of the ESB pay more than the people in the cities.
Thats interesting about the wills but back to the issue, none of you have proven why rural paople shouldn’t be allowed build houses in rural areas. All you Dublin 4 types keep saying is they look ugly to your vision of the Countryside and that bins can be collected cheaper from the Streets of Dublin 4. As for roads have any of you left the main roads in some Counties? You could dissapear into some of the craters I have seen.
